Over the holiday period, there were two incidents, unrelated, in which vehicles were found on or near Highway 18, and the drivers were found deceased. On Tuesday, December 29, a county snowplow operator located a Jeep Liberty about 200 feet over the hillside, off the Old Waterman Canyon portion of Highway 18, west of the Crestline Cutoff. The driver, 53-year-old David Bokor of … [Read more...] about Sheriff’s Coroner Division Investigating Two Unrelated Highway 18 Deaths Over the Holiday Period
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Have You Seen This Snowboarder? Sheriff’s Department Seeking Info on January 2 Hit-and-Run on the Slopes
The Big Bear Sheriff’s Station is trying to locate a white male snowboarder in his 20s, involved in a hit-and-run incident on the slopes this past Saturday. Per the press release issued today: “On January 2 at approximately 1pm, a nine-year-old female victim was struck and injured by an unknown white male snowboarder while on the slopes at Bear Mountain Ski Resort. The male … [Read more...] about Have You Seen This Snowboarder? Sheriff’s Department Seeking Info on January 2 Hit-and-Run on the Slopes
Sheriff’s Helicopters Looking for 12-Year-Old in Big Bear City (Update: Found, Playing in Forest)
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department helicopters are looking for a 12-year-old boy in Big Bear City [in the 4pm hour Thursday], who was separated from friends while playing in the Van Dusen Canyon area on the North Shore. Twelve-year-old Jacob Rodriguez has long hair, and is wearing a white shirt and black pants. Those with any information on his whereabouts are asked to … [Read more...] about Sheriff’s Helicopters Looking for 12-Year-Old in Big Bear City (Update: Found, Playing in Forest)
Bear Valley Search and Rescue and Sheriff’s Personnel in Recovery Effort Off Arctic Circle This Morning; Deceased Identified as 81-Year-Old Arcadia Resident
Bear Valley Search and Rescue volunteers got an early start this morning, as they have been assisting the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department in locating a missing individual off Highway 18 in the Arctic Circle area. At about 1:15am this morning, January 4, a California Highway Patrol officer located an empty vehicle, parked at Lakeview Point on Highway 18. A check of … [Read more...] about Bear Valley Search and Rescue and Sheriff’s Personnel in Recovery Effort Off Arctic Circle This Morning; Deceased Identified as 81-Year-Old Arcadia Resident
California’s ‘Move Over, Slow Down’ Law Takes Effect January 1
Some new traffic laws take effect as of the new year, among those is the now-permanent Move Over law. Effective January 1, if driving on a freeway and approaching a lane immediately adjacent to a stationary emergency vehicle, tow truck or CalTrans vehicle displaying emergency lights, drivers must move over to a freeway lane not immediately adjacent to the official vehicle; if … [Read more...] about California’s ‘Move Over, Slow Down’ Law Takes Effect January 1