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Posted on: September 17, 2025

INVESTIGATIONS UNDERWAY FOR SUSPICIOUS FIRES

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Investigations Underway for Suspicious Fires 

Mammoth Lakes, Calif., September 17, 2025 – Over the last couple of weeks, there have been multiple suspicious fires in the Mammoth Lakes area, both on the Inyo National Forest and...

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Posted on: February 12, 2025

FLOCK SAFETY ALPR CAMERAS INSTALLED THROUGHOUT TOWN

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Mammoth Lakes is raising the bar for community safety. While you may, or may not have noticed the small, solar-powered cameras popping up on local roadways, their appearances signal an advanced system being used to enhance the well-being of our town.
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Posted on: March 7, 2025

PRESS RELEASE - OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN MAMMOTH LAKES

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OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN MAMMOTH LAKES, CA, AFTER DISTURBANCE CALL - CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CASE BI-LA2025-00051 

(UPDATE) March 27, 2025 - The Mammoth Lakes Police Department is releasing the following critical incident video concer...

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Posted on: June 30, 2025

PRESS RELEASE - MLPD INVESTIGATES MAMMOTH MOTOCROSS INCIDENT

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On Saturday, June 28, 2025, Mammoth Lakes Police Department Officers responded to the Mammoth Motocross event for reports of an unresponsive juvenile rider. Unfortunately, the juvenile was later pronounced deceased. Our hearts are with family and those af...

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Posted on: February 12, 2025 | Last Modified on: February 12, 2025

MAMMOTH LAKES POLICE DEPARTMENT’S K9 JAX LOCATES GUN

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On the afternoon of Sunday, December 22, 2024, a Mammoth Lakes Police Officer was conducting a patrol check near Mammoth Pacific’s Geothermal Plant and unexpectedly interrupted an armed robbery in progress. The suspect identified as Pablo Ruelas Castro (3...
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Posted on: February 12, 2025

MLPD AWARDED $40,748.00 OFF-HIGHWAY MOTOR VEHICLE GRANT

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The Mammoth Lakes Police Department was awarded a $40,748.00 Grant from the State of California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle (OHMVR) Division for the Grant Project Performance Period of January 1 - December 31, 2025. With this year’s grant award funds, MLPD ...

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