by News Staff | Jul 23, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Law Enforcement
Inyo County Sheriff’s Office press release As the historic Sierra snowpack continues to melt and create swift moving local waterways, residents and visitors are reminded that the Owens River will continue to pose a significant safety threat due to fast currents...
by News Staff | Jul 11, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
Bishop Police Department press release At approximately 7:45 PM Monday night, Dispatch received a call of shots fired coming from an apartment located on the 300 block of E. Line St. Local law enforcement officers responded and set a block-wide perimeter. Credible...
by News Staff | Jul 9, 2017 | Government Agencies/Utilities, Law Enforcement
Inyo County Sheriff’s Office press release On Thursday July 6th, 2017 the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office was notified by a group of Pacific Crest Trail hikers that a body was discovered approximately 300 feet off the Bishop Pass trail in a talus slope. The morning...
by News Staff | Jul 7, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Law Enforcement
By Deb Murphy Judge Brian Lamb denied the prosecution’s request for a change of venue in the Raymond Bencoma trial. Adhering to the requirement that retrials have to begin within 60 days of a mistrial, Lamb set the date at August 28 at the courthouse in Independence....
by News Staff | Jun 23, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
By Deb Murphy Raymond Bencoma will be back in Inyo County court Monday for a retrial on charges that hung the jury in early May. Bencoma was found guilty on charges of possession of firearms and ammunition by a felon, not-guilty on a charge of possession of stolen...
by News Staff | Jun 21, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Law Enforcement
By Deb Murphy Last week, we asked a few of the agencies watching record snow fall melt and surge into the Owens Valley when to expect the big run-off—an event they’ve all been preparing for over the last four or five months. Their answer: this week. After near to...
