Inyo DA continues to investigate embezzlement case
Sources close to the situation had confirmed that the Inyo District Attorney’s Office has undertaken additional investigations in the reported embezzlement of funds from the Inyo Welfare Office in...
View ArticleBishop police make arrest for assault with a deadly weapon
Date of Event: April 18, 2013 Type of Event: 245(A) (1) PC-Assault with a deadly weapon with injury. Location: 771 N. Main Street. Space #9 Suspect: Inthewoods, Jobe John, 25 year old, Big Pine...
View ArticleRossy embezzlement preliminary hearing continued
The Rossys walked to the courtroom for arraignments April 12th. Dawndee and Kenneth Rossy of Bishop still face 44 felonies including embezzlement of $1.5 million in public funds from the Inyo Welfare...
View ArticleBishop Police: Beware of phone scam
- Press release from the Bishop Police Department: The Bishop Police Department would like to make the public aware of a phone scam targeting the Bishop area. We have acquired some reports of...
View ArticlePolice warn of Medicare scam
(Press Release) The Bishop Police Department would like to make the public aware of a phone scam circling the Bishop area. We have received reports advising the police department that local residents...
View ArticleMultiagency operation uncovers 4,000 marijuana plants
Photos courtesy of Inyo County Sheriff’s Dept. (PRESS RELEASE – Carma Roper, Inyo Sheriff PIO) On August 22nd a massive multiagency eradication operation was successfully accomplished above Hogback...
View ArticleState investigative unit looks into criminal report at fairgrounds
As the Tri-County Fair gets ready for another summer event, some disturbing news about the fairgrounds. The local office of the California Highway Patrol confirmed that their Investigative Services...
View ArticleMono Sheriff’s officers conduct “saturation patrol”, arrest 17
From : Sgt. Seth Clark Subject: Press Release, Recent Saturation Patrol Nets 17 Felony Arrests Between Thursday, August 22nd, 2013, and Sunday, August 25th, 2013, the Mono County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleDispatching ambulance calls on the line
A few years back, Judd Symon of Symon’s Ambulance let County and City officials know that constant cuts in government reimbursements would cause him to eliminate an ambulance. Now, the Bishop Police...
View ArticleBishop PD sergeant graduates FBI Academy
(BISHOP PD PRESS RELEASE) Bishop PD Sergeant Dan Nolan Sgt. Dan Nolan Completes FBI Academy The Bishop Police Department proudly announces that Sgt. Dan Nolan will graduate the 254th Session of the...
View ArticleBishop Police warn of phone scam
Press Release – Bishop Police Department Event: Phone Scams Regarding Power Bills. The Bishop Police Department would like to make the public aware of a phone scam targeting the Bishop area. The press...
View ArticleBishop City Council talks money and service
Most all local governments want to find ways to save money, and this week the Bishop City Council planned to sit down in a workshop to talk about some of those possible ways. The Council scheduled a...
View ArticleBishop City Council: ambulance dispatch, RFPs, and citizen award
Tonight the Bishop City Council will consider termination of dispatch services for Symons Ambulance Service. The Bishop Police Department and other City officials have tried for a number of months to...
View ArticleBishop Mayor: “Too many unknowns”
Bisop Mayor Jim Ellis Bishop Mayor Jim Ellis worked as a dispatcher for six years in the Bishop Police Department. So, he knows the value of that service, but he also knows that Symons Ambulance...
View ArticleBishop Police identify “primary person of interest” in embezzlement...
Update: Embezzlement of Funds from Inyo-Mono Body Shop of Bishop On April 25, 2013 the Bishop Police Department initiated an investigation into the suspected embezzlement of funds from the Inyo-Mono...
View ArticleLaw enforcement in sports
(l-r) Eastern Sierra Baker to Vegas team captain Eric Pritchard (Inyo County Sheriff Deputy) and MLPD officer Ruben Ramos just before Ruben’s run. LAW ENFORCEMENT SPORTS REPORT (News Release) There...
View ArticleBishop Police find cause to charge local woman with embezzlement
(Press Release) In April of 2013 the Bishop Police Department initiated an investigation into the alleged embezzlement of funds from Inyo-Mono Body Shop. Since that time, Investigators from Bishop...
View ArticleBishop PD opens cold case
Bishop Police to Re-Examine 1996 Missing Persons Case (Press Release) On February 3, 1996, Jennie M. Wyckoff, age 90, was discovered missing from High Sierra Manor, which was located at 371 S. Warren...
View ArticleMore on cold case
Jennie Wyckoff. Photo courtesy Bishop PD The Bishop Police Department announced last week that they would re-examine the case of a missing person from Bishop. Jennie Wyckoff, 90, had walked away from...
View ArticleWatch out for phony money
Topic: Counterfeit Money (Bishop Police press release) The Memorial Day weekend is approaching and the Bishop Police Department would like to remind local businesses as well as the vendors of Mule...
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