by News Staff | Aug 2, 2021 | Healthcare /Hospitals, Inyo County, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, National Park Service, National Weather Service, News Releases, Public Health, Public Safety, State of California
A hiker, identified as Douglas Branham, 68, of Tukwila, WA, has been found dead in Death Valley National Park, on Wednesday, July 24. Family members told authorities that Branham had planned to hike from Badwater to West Side Road and back, a 12-mile round-trip hike...
by Deb Murphy | Jul 28, 2021 | Crime, Government Agencies/Utilities, Inyo County, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, Law Enforcement, News Releases
Friends and relatives of George Barlow addressed the Inyo Board of Supervisors at Tuesday’s meeting, asking for an investigation into the altercation between Barlow and Inyo County Sheriff’s deputies last weekend, an incident that has been widely viewed on the...
by Community Reports/Events | Jul 26, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, Press Release, Public Safety
True to their word, Inyo County Sheriff Jeff Hollowell and the Sheriff’s Office Public Information officer Carma Roper, promised to be responsive and transparent as quickly as possible on the Sheriff deputies use of force during the arrest of George Barlow III on July...
by Community Reports/Events | Jul 26, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, Law Enforcement
Dogs are dogs, but sometimes dogs are seen as “heroes”; at other times they are seen as a “threat.” And sometimes police officers are seen as “heroes” …and sometimes in today’s environment, they are also seen as a “threat” to some people, especially to many...
by News Staff | Jul 25, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, Law Enforcement, Press Release
[[Sierra Wave received the following press release from the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office and Sierra Wave will be following up with information from witnesses]: July 24 shortly after 2:00am Inyo County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a domestic violence...
by News Staff | Jun 30, 2021 | Fire, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, News Releases, United States Forest Service
The Forest Service has announce that effective yesterday, June 30, 2021, in consultation with the National Weather Service and Inyo County Sheriff’s Office, evacuation orders and road closures that were in place due to the Inyo Creek Fire will be lifted today June 30...
