News Release The Inyo County Sheriff’s Office reports that Norm Shaughnessy, a camper first reported missing on Thursday, February 27, has been found. He was located late Saturday afternoon off Whitney Portal Road (south of Lone Pine Campground). Sadly, Mr. Shaughnessy of Costa Mesa, was found deceased. Foul play is not suspected and it appears […]
On 12/09/2019 officers of the Bishop Area CHP responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of US-395 and SR-168 East in Big Pine. A silver Nissan sedan was attempting a left turn from westbound SR-168 onto southbound US-395 when it was struck by a black Dodge SUV traveling northbound on US-395. A preliminary investigation […]
Inyo County Sheriff’s Department news release BISHOP, CA – Double-stabbing suspect Robert “Roy” Horton was arrested without incident Monday, Aug. 26, according to the Inyo County Sheriff’s Department. Horton was taken to the Inyo County Jail in Independence. On August 25 at approximately 1:50pm Inyo County Sheriff’s Dispatch received a report of a possible stabbing […]
Inyo County Sheriff’s Office news release BISHOP, CA. August 12, 2019 – On August 9, at approximately 7:15am, Inyo County Sheriff’s Deputies, and a MINT Investigator arrived at a residence on Winuba Lane to serve an arrest warrant on Allen “Ziggy” Stone, a 29-year old Bishop man. Deputies attempted to contact Stone in a travel […]
Inyo County Sheriff’s Department news release OLD SPANISH TRAIL, INYO COUNTY CA. July 25, 2019 – On July 24 the Lone Pine Coroner made contact with next of kin for both deceased persons located on July 22 off of Old Spanish Trail, approximately six miles south-west of Charleston View. The female has been identified as Yvonne Blanco, […]
News release The Inyo County Grand Jury on Friday released an interim report focusing on the high turnover at Inyo County Sheriff’s Department to other local law enforcement agencies. The report and any future responses will be available on the Inyo Superior Court website or by request at both the Bishop and Independence Courthouses. To […]
Bettie Rose Humphrey of Bishop, California passed away on May 17, 2019. Bettie was born on October 18, 1949 on the family farm in Paris, Arkansas to John and Betty (Hampton) Schouweiler. She was third of five children. Bettie was preceded in death by her parents and older bother John. She is survived by her […]
Inyo County Sheriff’s Department news release BISHOP, CA. May 21, 2019 – Last night at 8:50 PM, Inyo County Sheriff’s Deputies, along with units from Bishop Police Department and California Highway Patrol responded to a campsite located east of the canal road in the Bishop area, for a report of a stabbing. The victim had […]
From Inyo County DA Thomas Hardy Former Inyo County Sheriff’s Department Corporal Nick Vaughn was arrested today by Investigators from the Inyo County District Attorney’s office on charges stemming from an alleged misappropriation of public funds. After an internal investigation, the Sheriff’s Department referred the case to the District Attorney’s office for a criminal investigation. […]
By Deb Murphy More than 150 burros, seven mules and nine horses were removed from the Wild Burro Rescue and Preservation Project in Olancha. Project operator Diane Chontas has been arrested. Inyo County Sheriff’s Department conducted the seizure. The rescue took two days to move the animals to a safe location where they were given […]
News release from Inyo County Sheriff’s Department On February 20th shortly after 8:00am, Inyo County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the Coso Junction Chevron to investigate possible credit readers/skimmers. The gas station clerk unlocked the pumps and five of the eight pumps were outfitted with mini memory cards attached to possible Bluetooth devices that enable remote […]
Inyo County news release Inyo County Emergency Services and the Sheriff’s Office want to encourage Inyo County residents to use the break in winter storms to prepare. If you live in a flood-prone area in Inyo County prepare your property with sandbags. Sand for filling sandbags is stockpiled at the following locations: BISHOP Back of […]
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