As of this afternoon [January 14], the Big Bear Sheriff's Station is seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing person within the Big Bear Valley. Per the just-issued [at 1:30pm] press release: “The subject is Mike Markos, a 49-year-old resident of Big Bear City. Markos is 5’10” tall, weighs 165 lbs., with grey hair and blue eyes. Markos left the area of Elysian … [Read more...] about Missing: Sheriff’s Department Seeking Information on Whereabouts of Mike Markos of Big Bear City (Update: Found!)
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Sheriff’s Coroner Division Investigating Two Unrelated Highway 18 Deaths Over the Holiday Period
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
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)
Parents: Local CHP Office Offers Free Child Restraint Fitting Station Every Tuesday
Starting today, and every Tuesday, the mountain-area headquarters of the California Highway Patrol will be offering a Child Restraint Fitting Station. The purpose of the carseat fitting station is not enforcement, but child safety, as CHP officers will be on hand to educate parents and caregivers on the proper use of child restraints. During the process, a child passenger … [Read more...] about Parents: Local CHP Office Offers Free Child Restraint Fitting Station Every Tuesday