In late 2020, the City of Bishop initiated a comprehensive search for a Chief of Police following the retirement of former Chief Ted Stec. [SWM Background Note – Chief Stec announced his retirement after 5 years of service with the Bishop Police Department.] The extremely successful recruitment process was facilitated by the Executive Search Firm, Ralph […]
As the COVID-19 cases increase throughout our Region, like the private sector, the public sector is making modifications to daily operations. The Bishop Police Department is implementing safety precautions to protect our officers and civilian staff, as well as the public. The police department will implement new procedures to ensure the health and safety of […]
SUPPORT OUR LOCAL BISHOP POLICE! These are the Daily Logs from the Bishop Police Department on calls that they respond to every day in the community. It shows the public what our local police are dealing with day-to-day. Let us know how you feel about these postings and whether you have any interesting or valuable […]
SUPPORT OUR LOCAL POLICE! Sierra Wave could not pass up this offer to start posting the daily logs on a weekly basis from our Bishop Police Department on calls that they respond to every day in the community. It shows the public what our local police are dealing with day-to-day and, who knows, maybe what […]
BPD news release On June 4, 2019 at approximately 5:00 P.M., the Bishop Police Department received a tip that a wanted male subject was seen on foot in the area of E. Yaney and Main Street. BPD Officer Henry arrived a short time later and observed the male get into the passenger side of a […]
Bishop Police Department news release BISHOP, CA. – Inyo County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched shortly after midnight Monday, April 29 to South Valley View, Bishop, CA, for a report of a gunshot victim with the suspect still on scene. Sheriff’s Deputies along with the assistance of California Highway Patrol, Mono County Sheriff, and Bishop Police […]
FROM MLPD The Mammoth Lakes Police Department is participating in the DEA National Takeback Day on Saturday April 27th from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Mammoth Lakes Library parking lot. The focus of this program is to dispose of unused or expired prescription medication that can lead to accidental poisoning, overdose, and abuse. […]
Press release Donations sought for the Annual Eastern “Sierra Shop with a Cop”. It’s hard to believe that Christmas is literally right around the corner! Law enforcement officers and public safety staff from law enforcement and criminal justice agencies throughout Mono and Inyo Counties are busy planning the Annual Shop with a Cop event. The […]
Bishop Police Department press release Bishop held a community block party in support of National Night Out on Tuesday, August 7, 208. This was an inaugural event for our area, as NNO has been in place for over 33 years. The Bishop Police Department hosted neighboring agencies and businesses as we invited our citizens to […]
By Deb Murphy Members of nine Eastern Sierra law enforcement agencies gathered for a two-day course in Active Shooter Training at Mammoth Middle School this week—something law enforcement has to be prepared for while hoping the training never has to be used. The agencies included California Highway Patrol, Mammoth Police Department, Mono County Sheriff’s Department, […]
National Night Out: Tuesday, August 7, 2018 Press release Join over 38 million neighbors across 16+ thousand communities around the nation for National Night Out, an annual community – building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. Together, we are making that happen. National […]
BPD news release On the evening of June 26, 2018, Bishop Police Officers were dispatched to a County Facility located in the City Limits regarding an investigation into the use of marijuana. Officers recovered 1.8 ounces of marijuana from the location and were able to contact and identify the subject that had been in possession […]
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