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  Press Releases - Archive  
  2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005  
     
  2009
 
     
  12/18/09 Tulare Gang Member Convicted of Carjacking and Robbery  
  12/17/09 Man Receives 5 Years Prison for Drug Conviction  
  12/17/09 Angel Carrasco and Rene Zamora Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder  
  12/17/09 Erick Daniel Gonzalez Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Dinuba Man  
  12/03/09 Skinhead Gang Member Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison  
  11/24/09 Man Receives 9 Years in Prison for Drug Offenses  
  11/23/09 Nancy Ortiz Sentenced to Prison for the Death of Her Abandoned Baby  
  11/19/09 Man Sentenced to 365 Days in Jail for Traveling to Meet Detective Who He Believed to be 13 Years Old  
  11/18/09 Plainview Man Sentenced for Kidnap, Torture, and Sexual Assault  
  11/17/09 Angel Carrasco and Rene Zamora Found Guilty of Murder  
  10/28/09 Velia Juarez Found Guilty of First Degree Felony Murder  
  10/28/09 Michael Huber Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Molesting Two Girls  
  10/28/09 Jose Manuel Gomez Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Forcible Lewd Acts Upon a Child  
  10/09/09 Plainview Man Found Guilty of Five Felony Charges of Kidnap, Torture, and Sexual Assault  
  10/09/09 Visalia Man Convicted of First-Degree Murder  
  09/30/09 Fraudulent Checks Being Passed in Tulare County  
  09/24/09 Delton Travis Hughes Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Molesting
10-Year-Old Girl
 
  09/18/09 32-Year-Old Angel Medrano was Sentenced to 50 Years-to-Life  
  09/18/09 Tulare County District Attorney Investigators locate two children abducted from Court-Appointed Guardians  
  09/17/09 Timothy Smith of Visalia Sentenced to Eight Years in State Prison  
  09/17/09 Severo Gomez Sentenced for Setting His Girlfriend on Fire  
  09/15/09 60-Year-Old Utah Man Sentenced to 7 Years Prison for Domestic Violence  
  09/15/09 Visalia Man Sentenced to 12 Years and 4 Months for Domestic Violence  
  08/27/09 John Pete Bracamontes Sentenced to 21 Years, 4 Months in Prison for
Lewd Acts
 
  08/14/09 Visalia Man Convicted of Four Counts of Sexual Assault  
  07/22/09 Santa Maria Man Sentenced to Life in State Prison for Child Sexual Assault  
  07/20/09 Two Tulare Gang Members Sentenced to Life in Prison for Kidnapping
and Robbery
 
  07/20/09 Fausto Basso Sentenced to 27 Years and 8 Months in State Prison  
  07/17/09 Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Child Molestation  
  07/13/09 Ralph Grijalva of Visalia Sentenced to Six Years in State Prison  
  07/03/09 Bulldog Gang Member Found Guilty of Chevron Robbery  
  07/02/09 Dinuba Man Sentenced to Four Years Prison for Domestic Violence  
  07/02/09 Ricardo Calderon Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Child Molestation  
  06/29/09 Santa Maria Man Convicted of 21 Counts of Child Sexual Assault  
  06/24/09 David Ayala Receives 12 Years for Assault with a Firearm, Transportation of Narcotics, and Evading Police  
  06/18/09 Gang Member Sentenced to Death for Drive-by Murder and Thirteen Counts of Attempted Murder  
  06/04/09 Tulare Man Convicted of Attempted Murder  
  06/04/09 Leopoldo Martinez Sentenced to Six Years Prison for Child Endangerment and Methamphetamine Sales  
  05/28/09 Tulare Man Sentenced to 16 Years to Life for Second Degree Murder  
  05/26/09 Tulare Man Sentenced to 23 years in State Prison for Attempted Murder  
  05/22/09 Gang Members Found Guilty of Kidnapping and Assault with a Firearm  
  05/19/09 Marijuana Cultivators and Dealers Sentenced to Prison  
  05/14/09 Juan Francisco Higareda Sentenced to 11 Years on Domestic Violence Case  
  04/29/09 Invitation of the Public to Law Day Ceremonies and District Attorney
Open House
 
  04/28/09 Tom Cotta, 46, of Goshen, Sentenced to Five Years Prison  
  04/28/09 Visalia Man Sentenced to 15 Years Prison for Robbery, Assault, Drug Charges  
  04/21/09 Rolyat “Wally” Johnson Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Molesting 3 Boys  
  04/16/09 Man Sentenced to Life in Prison Without the Possibility of Parole for Gang-Related Homicidal Crime Spree  
  04/16/09 Wayne Marsh Sentenced to 6 Years on Domestic Violence Case  
  04/15/09 Porterville Man Sentenced to 40 Years to Life for Child Molestation  
  04/14/09 Yvette Rodriguez Sentenced to 4 Years on Molest Charges  
  04/02/09 Courtney Sentenced to 15 Years for Starting Fires, Deaths of two Firefighters  
  04/01/09 Rosendo Nungaray Receives 9 Years and 8 Months for Transportation of Narcotics and Weapons Charge  
  03/27/09 Porterville Man Found Guilty of Multiple Counts of Lewd Acts on a Child
Under 14
 
  03/26/09 Gang Member Sentenced to 27 Years to Life for Robberies  
  03/19/09 Exeter Gang Member Convicted  
  03/13/09 Brian Woodward Sentenced to 10 Years 4 Months for Child Molestation Resulting in Pregnancy  
  03/19/09 Exeter Gang Member Convicted  
  03/02/09 Ricky Sanchez Sentenced to Six Years and Eight Months in Prison for Domestic Violence  
  02/17/09 Tulare Man Found Guilty of Residential Burglary  
  02/17/09 First-Degree Murder Conviction for 2006 South County Homicide  
  02/13/09 Exeter Defendant Convicted of DUI causing Great Bodily Injury to Sgt. Kelly  
  02/13/09 Arturo Vargas Olivarez Sentenced to 10 Years Prison for Possession of Methamphetamine for Sales, Firearm Possession, and Evading Law Enforcement  
  02/03/09 Michael Kirby Sentenced to 29 Years on Molest Charges  
  01/22/09 Daniel Lopez Convicted in 20 Counts on Charges of Child Molest & Physical Abuse  
  01/22/09 Robert Nieto Sentenced to 72-Years-to-Life for Forcible Lewd Acts on Children  
  01/16/09 ShamWow Imitator Under Investigation  
  01/12/09 Minor Child returned to Visalia, California by the Tulare County District Attorney Child Abduction Unit  
       
  2008
 
     
  12/29/08 Woodville Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Lewd Acts on a Child Under 14-Years-of-Age  
  12/09/08 Brian Scott-Joseph Harris Sentenced to 16 Years for Multiple Robbery Convictions  
  12/01/08 Gang Members Convicted of Murder  
  11/21/08 Group Home Counselor Killer Convicted of First-Degree Murder  
  11/20/08 Arlington “A.J.” Heyligar Sentenced to 21 Years to Life on Sex Case and Robbery Case  
  11/17/08 Efren Silva Sentenced to 52 Years to Life for Engaging in Sex with a
Four-Year-Old
 
  11/13/08 Leopoldo Martinez Convicted in 23 Counts on Charges of Child Molest, Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Theft-Related Offenses  
  11/07/08 Woodlake Man Sentenced to 10 Years and 4 Months for Arson, Shooting at a House, and Drug Sales in Addition to Other Charges  
  11/06/08 Gang Member Sentenced to 37 Years to Life  
  11/05/08 Gang Member Sentenced to 32 Years to Life  
  10/27/08 Efren Silva Convicted for Engaging in Sex with a Four-Year-Old  
  10/10/08 Fraud Alert: Civil Assessment Associate Scam  
  10/08/08 Frank Ramirez Receives 38 Years to Life in Prison for Molesting
Two Young Girls
 
  10/02/08 Robert Nieto Convicted on Nine Counts of Forcible Lewd Acts on Children  
  09/23/08 Sultana Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Selling Narcotics  
  08/13/08 Sureno Gang Member Juan Curiel Sentenced to Life for the Murder of 17 Year Old Randall Shaw  
  05/29/08 Jeffrey Hill Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Murder  
  05/20/08 Oriental Troop Gang Members Sentenced to Life  
  05/15/08 Charlotte Bilbrew Receives 9 Years for Assault with a Deadly Weapon  
  05/01/08 Exeter Couple Found Guilty of Drug Trafficking While Armed  
  04/25/08 Visalia Man Convicted of Rape Gets Twenty Years in State Prison  
  04/21/08 Jeffrey Hill of Visalia Found Guilty of Felony Murder  
  04/08/08 Extortion Attempt by Unlicensed Contractors Prevented by Tulare County District Attorney and California Contractors State License Board Investigators  
  04/07/08 Pixley Man Convicted of Second Degree Murder in Gang Killing  
  04/03/08 Woodlake Man Pled to Arson, Shooting at a House, and Drug Sales in Addition to Other Charges  
  04/03/08 Glenn Everett Jared Receives 30 Years to Life in Prison for Molesting Two Young Boys  
  03/27/08 Tulare County Remembers Crime Victims  
  03/12/08 Isaac Flores Found Guilty of First Degree Murder  
  03/10/08 Jury Convicts Ivanhoe Man of First Degree Murder for the 2004 Execution-Style Murder of Julian Reyes  
  03/07/08 Minor Children Returned to the United States by the Tulare County District Attorney Child Abduction Unit  
  03/06/08 Miguel Angel Contreras Receives 9 Years and 8 Months for Gross Vehicular Manslaughter While Intoxicated and Driving Under the Influence Causing Great Bodily Injury  
  02/21/08 Internet Scam Targets Your Life, Literally!  
       
  2007
 
     
  12/07/07 Holiday Bad Check Alert  
  12/06/07 Construction Related Fraud  
  11/13/07 Oriental Troop Leader Sentenced to Life  
  11/1/07 Corporate Answering Service Investigated for Theft  
  9/20/07 Visalia Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Assaulting a Peace Officer with a Deadly Weapon, Evading Arrest and Resisting Arrest  
  9/18/07 Three Visalians Sentenced for Homicide  
  8/22/07 Ivanhoe Man Sentenced to Fifteen Years in Prison for Assaulting Tulare County Sheriff's Deputy  
  8/21/07 Young Receives Sixteen Years in Prison for Child Molest  
  8/13/07 Anthony Lopez Receives Twelve Years in Prison  
  7/3/07 Tulare Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for First Degree Murder  
  6/21/07 Foreclosure Fraud Alert  
  6/15/07 Dairy Metal Thief Gets Four Years in State Prison  
  5/11/07 Juan Urive Receives Twenty Years in Prison for Attack on Deputy Sheriff  
  4/30/07 Jesse Garza Luna Receives Thirty-Eight Years and Four Months in Prison
for Crimes
 
  4/25/07 Gang Member Sentenced to Thirty Nine Years to Life for Shooting Boy  
  4/12/07 Alfred Suniga Sentenced to Prison for Life for Double Homicide  
  4/12/07 Hicks Receives Forty Years to Life Sentence for Murder  
  4/11/07 Husband Sentenced to 137 Years to Life in Prison  
  3/29/07 Gang Member Sentenced to Twenty-Eight Years for Fighting  
  3/27/07 Fraudulent Fire Restoration Business in Tulare County  
  3/22/07 Gang Member Sentenced to Seventy Five Years to Life in Prison  
  3/15/07 Visalia Man Sentenced to Eleven Years in Prison for Sales and Transportation of Methamphetamine  
  3/1/07 Three Rivers Crime Boss Convicted  
  2/8/07 Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Prison  
  2/6/07 Escapee Sentenced to Prison  
  2/6/07 Violent Car Thief Sentenced to Prison  
  2/5/07 Packing House Burglar Gets Five Years in State Prison  
  2/2/07 Grandmother Duped out of Real Property  
  2/1/07 Man Sentenced for Shooting at Tulare County Sheriff's Deputy  
  1/25/07 Tulare Man Convicted of First Degree Murder  
  1/19/07 Two Tulare Men Sentenced in Shooting that Resulted in Death of Unborn Child  
       
  2006
 
     
  12/12/06 California DAs Unveil Campaign Against Drunk Driving- "Make It Home For
the Holidays"
 
  11/28/06 Gang Member Receives 80 Years to Life  
  11/6/06 Gang Member Convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Murder Sentenced to Life
in Prison
 
  10/31/06 Man Sentenced for Shooting At Visalia Police Officer  
  10/06/06 Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Prison  
  10/06/06 Lawn Business Owner Arrested for Violations  
  10/04/06 Metal Thief Gets 270 Days and Fines  
  8/30/06 Dinuba Woman Sentenced for Embezzling Funds from Lincoln Elementary Boosters Club and Dinuba-Malsch Sister City Committee  
  8/25/06 Man Sentenced for Killing in Cutler  
  8/23/06 Man Sentenced to 15 Years to Life for Murder of Infant  
  8/25/06 Gang Member Receives 45 Years and 8 Months for Robberies  
  7/28/06 Murder Convictions  
  7/31/06 Earlimart Man Sentenced to Seven Years for Assaulting Detective  
  7/25/06 Two Men Sentenced for Contractor Fraud  
  7/20/06 DA Awarded Funds to Investigate and Prosecute Workers' Comp Fraud  
  7/13/06 Arsonist Receives Nineteen Years in Prison  
  6/29/06 Porterville Identity Thieves Sentenced to State Prison  
  6/9/06 Restoration Business Violates State Laws  
  6/2/06 Twenty Three Year Old Case of Child Sexual Abuse Solved  
  5/17/06 Fraud Alert: U.S. Soldier Phishing Scam  
  4/19/06 Fraud Alert: Jury Duty "Phishing" Scam  
  4/18/06 Father, Daughter Business Owners Arrested for Worker's Comp Fraud  
  4/5/06 State Employee Convicted of Worker's Comp Fraud  
  3/21/06 Gang Member Convicted of Witness Intimidation, Sentenced to 7 Years
in Prison
 
  3/03/06 Metal Thief Gets 2 Years in State Prison & Returns To Texas to Fulfill
Other Sentence
 
  1/26/06 Investigator, Mark Lopez, Recognized for Hard Work  
       
  2005
 
     
  12/08/05 Farmersville Man Convicted of Molestation  
  12/08/05 Terra Bella Man Investigated by Elder Abuse Unit  
  11/29/05 Drunk Driver Gets 17 Years to Life in Prison  
  11/06/05 Tulare Youth Committed To California Youth Authority For Two Counts of Murder  
  11/03/05 Unlicensed Visalia Contractor Arrested  
  10/20/05 Ag Thief Gets 3 Years 8 Months in State Prison  
  9/27/05 DUI Driver Gets 16 Years and 8 Months in Prison for Killing Two Local Residents  
  9/27/05 Businesses Cited for Lack of Proper Licenses at Visalia Home Expo  
  9/27/05 Tulare County Awarded $469,914 to Assist Victims of Violent Crime  
  9/14/05 Woodlake Man Sentenced to 16 Years for Child Abuse  
  8/30/05 Man Sentenced for Reign of Terror  
  7/27/05 Visalia Man Sentenced to Ten Years in State Prison  
  7/21/05 Hospital Employee Arrested For Worker's Comp Fraud  
  7/13/05 Undercover Sting Nets Unlicensed Contractors  
  7/08/05 Man Gets 15 Years and 8 Months For Assault on an Officer  
  6/30/05 Search Warrant Served in Exeter Investigation  
  6/23/05 Man Found Guilty of Ag Crimes  
  5/20/05 Crack Dealer Receives 57 Years to Life for Attempted Murder  
  5/12/05 Woodlake Man Sentenced to 35 Years to Life for Murder  
  5/12/05 Ivanhoe Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison  
  4/25/05 Man Receives Life Without Possibility of Parole Sentence for Murder  
  4/20/05 Tulare Man Convicted of First Degree Murder  
  4/1/05 Porterville Man Receives 54 Years to Life Sentence for Crimes  
  4/1/05 42 Years, 6 Months Plus Life Without Possibility of Parole for Murdering
Crime Partner
 
  3/23/05 Defendant Sentenced in Murder of 11 Month Old Infant  
  3/23/05 Felon on the Run Located and Sentenced for Drunk Driving Tragedy  
  3/16/05 Avocado Thief Sentenced to Prison  
  3/15/05 DUI Driver Gets 4 Years in Prison for Killing 20-Year Old Man  
  3/09/05 Tulare Man Sentenced to 7 Years Four Months in Prison for Assaults on Two Tulare Police Officers  
  2/17/05 Woman Gets 7 Years in Prison for DUI  
  2/08/05 Porterville Man Receives 52 Years to Life for Felony Evading and Possession of a Loaded Firearm by a Felon  
  2/04/05 Juan Mejia Found Guilty of Murdering Crime Partner  
  2/03/05 Orosi Gang Member Sentenced to Prison  
  1/27/05 Man Sentenced to Prison for 4th DUI  
  1/27/05 Four Orosi Gang Members Sentenced to State Prison  
  1/26/05 Man Sentenced to 24 Years for 1997 Rape  
  1/25/05 Porterville Woman Sentenced to Prison for Death of Newborn Infant  
  1/21/05 Jahnigen Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Possibility of Parole  
  1/19/05 Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Gang Related Crimes  
  1/13/05 Charges Filed Against Tulare County Sheriff's Deputy  
  1/12/05 Porterville Man Receives 20 Years to Life for Felony Evading  
  1/11/05 Visalia Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Girlfriend  
  1/05/05 Visalia Man Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Possibility of Parole
for Murder
 
       
     

   
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