Vandalism to vehicles parked on Hwy 203
For those carpoolers and others that park in the dirt lot on southbound Hwy 203, across from the chain-up area, please beware that several vehicles have been vandalized.
On Tuesday, June 24th, 2014, at approximately 7:15am, a local resident parked their vehicle in the dirt lot for the duration of the day. When they returned to their vehicle around 5:00pm, they noticed the front passenger side window had been smashed. There was a large rock next to the vehicle which is believed to have been used to smash the window.
On Wednesday, June 25th, 2014, at approximately 7:15am, a different local resident parked their vehicle in the same dirt lot. A car passing through the lot noticed that both the driver’s side and passenger side windows had been smashed.
Mono County Sheriff’s Investigators are asking anyone that has any information on the person that is vandalizing vehicles in this area, or has seen any suspicious activity, to please contact our dispatch center at (760) 932-7549. The Mono County Sheriff’s Office is urging people to take caution when parking their vehicles in this common dirt lot. Always remember to leave your valuables somewhere other than inside your vehicle and ensure your vehicle is locked. If you see any suspicious activity, or notice any other vehicles that have been vandalized, please contact local law enforcement immediately.
Written and prepared by Jennifer M. Hansen, Public Information Officer
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Rick O’brien…agreed…not all,but from my own experiences,most.Many of them have that “give me more” mindset,and angry “do-as-I please” attitude…above the law,much like the “OHV” commentor has on this thread….the “might as well let me do as I please cause I’m going to do it anyway” way of thinking….very little concern… Read more »
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Mammoth M/C Club……Don’t you have an event to go to up there this weekend ?……and be following around some unsuspecting family,finding out where they’re shopping,eating,spending the nights,and how much they’re spending ?
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With a plated dirt bike I can go anywhere Whine Deja can go.
But not everywhere I go on my mountain bike! At least you aren’t supposed to, I know people do cause the dirt bikes cause deep ruts that grab my mountain bike tires.
And USFS NEVER enforces their no dirt bikes rule
I generally try to avoid riding on the mountain bike trails, and hiking trails. But it’s open season on the FOI closed jeep trails as a matter of principal.
OHV….The only “whining I hear is from you and your kind wanting more…and whining about the Sierra Club,FOI,and others trying their damndest from you all turning the Owens Valley into a California City or Jawbone Canyon.
‘your kind’ is very close to a ‘you people’ type comment and should usually be avoided.
I was a member of the Sierra Club at one time.
Then I learned to never join any club that would accept me as a member
OHV: Sometimes stereotypes fit. And Groucho Marx said it first.
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So, you have no inherent dedication to follow the laws. Only if everyone else does. Benett Kessler
OHV….With your comments,THAT is the reason some CAN stereo-type the “rider-guy-guys”….stating your above the law because “illegal aliens” aren’t deported to your liking,and comparing that as to why it’s OK for you and the “ORV guys” to break the law….stating the vandalized vehicles “probably had FOI bumper stickers”,I guess meaning… Read more »
OHV,
You help prove that we will destroy our country from within before any outside force does. You running for Congress?
OHV: “Until the government does their job and protects our boarders from invasion I will continue to pick and choose which laws I will obey and which ones I won’t.” What if someone or group violently dislikes what you are doing to the environment with your and decides to pick… Read more »
I am ok with that Ken. I’ll let you know if that ever happens. I was shot at on my snowmobile a few years back. Law enforcement took my side on that one.
“I was shot at on my snowmobile a few years back “…….gimme a break !!!!….Must have been one of those “radical environmentalist” when you must have felt the bullet whiz by while you were helmeted and riding a noisy snowmobile…
I too am curious how one would know they were shot at on a snowmobile. Bullet hole in the snow scooter? Saw a little snow jump up? Eating lunch and hear gun fire and a whiz of the bullet? Please give more detail! Thanks!
Why does everyone keep saying our boarders need to be protected? Why just boarders? How about skiers? But what do they need to be protected from? High lift ticket prices? Fumarole fumes? Crowds? I could go for that one, protect me from crowded slopes please!
GW….I kinda likin it to that commercial on T.V where the little children are sitting at the table telling the guy “We want more !!!….More is better!”….read the story about the Desert Tortoise Preserve in California City and how the “Honda -track” encroached into that and caused the deaths of… Read more »
Riding in illegal areas is the equivalent of entering the Country illegally. If it’s good for them, it’s good for the OHVers. We’re going to be tearing things up down around Lone Pine this weekend. Have a nice day Wayne.
OHV……If your gonna be making another threat…..this time,saying you’ll be “tearing things up”,if I see you doing it,you’ll be getting a visit from our local Law Enforcement…
OHV…..And I might add,if you happen to be “tearing things up” on my property,I’ll have my home-made spike-strips ready,waiting and placed at strategical spots.
Wayne, what you’re talking about here is illegal.
Knowingly setting up a trap, and causing someone to “crash” may seriously injure that person. You will be facing an assault charge if you decide to do this.
****FOI members please take note…
OHV,
So, we can deport you too?
You can die trying
OHV….Pedro is right…YOUR type is what will destroy this Country from within..thinking your above the law…bringing racial comments into this story(and PLEASE don’t try to say it’s not),and a reason for you to break the law when you choose….bottom line is…This Country and it’s future generations WOULD be better off…and… Read more »
OHV, I love tie dyeing.
Wayne, We are all that type to some extent. We all think we are above the law and only want to follow rules we like. Some Friends of Inyo idiots (FOII) are putting up road closure signs wherever they please. Even on non Forest Circus land (even private property) from… Read more »
FOI provided the Forest Circus and Boxer all of the proposed wilderness boundaries for the Boxer Wilderness Act and FOI conitnues to have a huge influence on the upcoming round of new wilderness designation being proposed in the forest’s planning revision effort. FOI trail crew are paid through OHV Green… Read more »
GW: “we just don’t want to loose any more than we already have!”
You don’t “have” anything except permission to use what you shouldn’t be using in the first place. Be grateful for what you do have instead of crying that you want more.
Only crying I hear about wanting more is from KW and other elitists wishing to wipe out existing laws (RS 2477 for example) to establish more fake wilderness (land full of historic roads). Deliberately mis-construing what the off road community’s goals are should damage KW’s credibility, but curiously the uninformed… Read more »
GW….I’ve never heard any off-roaders “ask” for 100 % of the forest land….there lies the problem…..they don’t “ask” for anything…..it’s just take,take,take…..decimate the land,and then move on to ANOTHER place and do the same thing….or at least try to….no area is safe…..need I tell the story again about the drunken,unruly… Read more »
Exactly why I now register my off road vehicles and snowmobiles in Nevada.
OHV: Good for you! And I hope you ride there also.
they most likely all had FOI bumper stickers on their cars
OHV…what the hell is that supposed to mean?….do they deserve it?…FYI, FOI does most of the trail maintenance all around the INF.If you were active, perhaps you would see some of the work we/they do. They work under direction of USFS. They are not a government agency. For some reason… Read more »
OHV……And with a statement like that (a threat ?) is the reason so many off-roaders have such a bad reputation…making your own rules….looking down on anyone that doesn’t want to open up 100 % of the land to your “look at me ” sport…and hoping people will just throw up… Read more »
No Wayne it’s not a threat just a thought. and the reason Illegal Aliens have such a bad reputation is…making their own rules, while breaking the law, while demanding to be rewarded with citizenship. Anyone can make their own rules and only follow the laws they want. It’s wrong that… Read more »
Are you a lunatic? Illegal Aliens?So illegal aliens are the ones that dont like FOI?..how did this turn into bashing the Hispanics in this town that probably work a hell of a lot harder than you.
If illegal aliens don’t follow our laws why in the hell should anyone?
Tony Cumia….It’s the typical older angry-Republican tea-party male that can ALWAYS work that sort of comment into the story,no matter what the story might be about….
OHV….”OUR” laws ?…….How about YOUR narrow-minded laws that are now in the big minority in OUR Country……
Tony Cumia: There is a difference between “illegal” and “Hispanic” Some illegal aliens are not Hispanic and all Hispanics are not illegal. Some Hispanics have been in California since before there was a United States. An illegal is a law breaker by definition and should not receive any special treatment… Read more »
There’s a park and ride lot on the eastside of 395 and 203 that is never used and not known about. It’s way safer there because it’s out of site and out of mind.
I kind of wish you hadn’t pointed that out. I use that lot frequently, but I think I’ll wait a while before parking there again. The junky responsible for the breakins will probably get caught either there or in some other stupid circumstance before too long.
This story has no doubt tipped off the perps — it would have been better for the police to park a “bait car” there with obvious valuables inside, and catch them quick and easy.
yeah, smooth move Mono County Sheriff!
isnt there a camera that moniters that location
Yes there are cameras, but they only show a small portion of that area….
Sorry to hear this.
Isn’t there a Caltrans camera at that area?