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