A three-vehicle collision on Lakeview Drive, just west of the Big Bear Lake Post Office, at 12:41pm resulted in closure of the street for nearly two hours this afternoon. There were seven individuals, three of them children, involved in the three-car accident, and responding agencies included the Big Bear Lake and Big Bear City Fire Departments and the San Bernardino County … [Read more...] about Three-Vehicle Collision Results in Closure of Lakeview Drive; Four Adults Treated for Injuries
ALERTS/Breaking Big Bear News
Wanted: Marco Pimentel of Highland Considered Armed and Dangerous
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public for any information regarding a parolee at large from Highland, who is wanted for murder and considered armed and dangerous. Marco Antonio Pimentel, an Hispanic 23-year-old, described as 5’7” with a shaved head, is wanted for a shooting that took place on Baseline Street in Highland on Wednesday night, December … [Read more...] about Wanted: Marco Pimentel of Highland Considered Armed and Dangerous
Smoke May Be Visible, Due to Forest Service Pile Burns Off Highway 38
Smoke may be visible from the Big Bear Valley this afternoon, as the U.S. Forest Service is conducting hazardous fuels pile burns in the Barton Flats area off Highway 38. Pile burns on the National Forest will continue through the winter months, and smoke may again be visible tomorrow, if weather conditions allow for continued work in the Barton Flats area. Update: Pile burns … [Read more...] about Smoke May Be Visible, Due to Forest Service Pile Burns Off Highway 38
Former Valley Resident in Custody for String of Big Bear Burglaries; Sheriff’s Department Contacting Victims for Return of Possessions
A former Valley resident was arrested last night, for a string of at least a dozen burglaries in Big Bear over the last several months. Big Bear Sheriff’s Station Deputies Craig Harris and Lonnie Siebert located the suspect, Carl Sands, in Victorville on December 2, retrieved stolen property from the high desert and Riverside, and booked Sands, age 35, into West Valley … [Read more...] about Former Valley Resident in Custody for String of Big Bear Burglaries; Sheriff’s Department Contacting Victims for Return of Possessions
County Launches Online Program to Track Sex Offenders; “Offender Watch” Available to Public
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department this week launched a new “Offender Watch” program, featuring an improved website that will provide the public, and investigators, with greater access to detailed information about sex offenders in their neighborhoods. In a statement from the County’s First District Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt, he says, “When I proposed the creation … [Read more...] about County Launches Online Program to Track Sex Offenders; “Offender Watch” Available to Public