by News Staff | Mar 1, 2011 | Past Posts
Lt. Fred Gomez Bishop Police Chief Chris Carter announced to the Bishop City Council Monday that Sergeant Fred Gomez was chosen to fill the position of lieutenant. Chief Carter said his department did advertise the position, received several applications and conducted...
by News Staff | Mar 1, 2011 | Past Posts
Saturday night south of Bishop, police and CHP officers worked a DUI checkpoint. 210 vehicles passed through over a three hour period. Checkpoints give law enforcement a tool to take impaired drivers off the road and remind others that driving under the influence is...
by News Staff | Mar 1, 2011 | Past Posts
In Mammoth Lakes word circulated that former Mammoth Police Sergeant Eric Hugelman would go back to work at the Mammoth Police Department. Hugelman’s attorney said, “There is some truth to that rumor.” Former Police Chief Randy Schienle had...
by News Staff | Mar 1, 2011 | Past Posts
Just when they were about to act on something, the Inyo-Los Angeles Standing Committee didn’t. They met in Los Angeles at DWP headquarters last week with an action item on the agenda to consider protocols for their own committee. Citizens had earlier raised...
by News Staff | Mar 1, 2011 | Past Posts
One local woman calls it bribery. The school superintendent calls it incentive. A local group called the Independence Foundation now pays Owens Valley High School students $4 per day to attend school. Faced with closure of the high school due to lack of attendance,...
by News Staff | Mar 1, 2011 | Past Posts
Two local men were arrested Monday morning after a failed burglary and vandalism at Keough’s Hot Springs, south of Bishop and after they called deputies to report a hit and run. John Brightwell, age 26, and Jared Elbers, 20, both of Bishop, are being held at...
