The Big Bear Sheriff’s Station’s Sheriff’s Explorers program, which is available to students ages 14 to 20, introduces youth to careers in law enforcement. In addition to ride-alongs with Sheriff’s deputies and attendance at a two-week training academy, Sheriff’s Explorers participate in mock police calls alongside explorer teams from different communities. This past weekend, … [Read more...] about Sheriff’s Explorers Take Second in Regional Competition, Participate in National Night Out; Free Car Seats Still Available to Low-Income Families
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Investigation Continues for Driver of SUV in July 30 Hit-and-Run; Bhandari Family Fund Established at First Mountain Bank
On what would have been Kushan Bhandari’s first day of kindergarten, family friends have set up a memorial fund in his name at First Mountain Bank. Bhandari is the five-year-old boy who lost his life when he and his mother, Sujana, and 11-year-old brother Kushal were crossing Lakeview Drive near Bartlett in Big Bear Lake, after playing at the lake last Thursday evening. … [Read more...] about Investigation Continues for Driver of SUV in July 30 Hit-and-Run; Bhandari Family Fund Established at First Mountain Bank
Five-Year-Old Kushan Bhandari Would Have Started Kindergarten Tomorrow; Family Asks for Assistance in Locating Driver in Hit-and-Run Collision
The Himalayan Restaurant in the Village became a memorial site over the weekend, as the community has left flowers and notes in support of the Bhandari family, who lost their five-year-old son following a hit-and-run collision on Thursday evening. The incident took place in the 8pm hour on July 30, when 32-year-old Sujana Bhandari and her two sons, 11-year-old Kushal and … [Read more...] about Five-Year-Old Kushan Bhandari Would Have Started Kindergarten Tomorrow; Family Asks for Assistance in Locating Driver in Hit-and-Run Collision
Five-Year-Old Big Bear Lake Boy Killed in Hit-and-Run Collision After Family Outing to the Lake; Sheriff’s Investigators Seeking Information on SUV
A walk home from the lake yesterday evening turned deadly for the 5-year-old son of the Bhandari family of Big Bear Lake, due to a hit-and-run collision on Lakeview Drive. Per the press release issued by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department: “The three victims, a mother and her two children, were crossing Lakeview Drive at the intersection of Bartlett Road, near Pine … [Read more...] about Five-Year-Old Big Bear Lake Boy Killed in Hit-and-Run Collision After Family Outing to the Lake; Sheriff’s Investigators Seeking Information on SUV
Community Invited to National Night Out Event on August 4
The annual community event hosted by the Big Bear Sheriff’s Station, National Night Out, returns on Tuesday, August 4 and will once again be held at the Big Bear Convention Center, on Big Bear Boulevard at Division. The National Night Out program is designed to strengthen neighborhood spirit and foster relationships between the community and law enforcement, while sending the … [Read more...] about Community Invited to National Night Out Event on August 4