by News Staff | Feb 17, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
It all started as a domestic problem and then a reported overdose, but an incident at Shady Rest Trailer Park in Bishop turned into a day-long stand-off with a man in a mobile home who had threatened to shoot police. The Special Operations Team of local officers got...
by News Staff | Jan 31, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
When Bishop Police Chief Chris Carter spoke to the Bishop City Council this week, he briefly described an arrest that involved very effective team work by his staff and ended in the arrest of two people. Sierra Wave Media talked to the Chief for more detail. He...
by News Staff | Jan 28, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
UPDATE: 11am Tuesday – At Monday night’s Bishop City Council meeting, Police Chief Chris Carter spoke to the Council about the embezzlement investigation. He called it “quite the daunting task for our small department.” He said...
by News Staff | Jan 24, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Earlier this week, Bishop Police Chief Chris Carter confirmed that his officers are investigating the suspected theft of public funds from the Inyo County Welfare Office in Bishop. Now, Health and Human Services Director Jean Turner has issued a press release to say...
by News Staff | Jan 10, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
In the midst of budget cuts, the Mammoth Police Department might contract with the Bishop Police Department for dispatch services. Mammoth Police Chief Dan Watson told the Town Council this could save as much as $100,000. Bishop Chief Chris Carter says he is putting...
