Sheriff Mike Boudreaux was honored to be the guest speaker at the 100th Birthday Celebration of the American Legion at the Porterville Veteran’s Memorial Building last night.

The Porterville American Legion is Post 20 in California and was established in 1920.

Congratulations to the American Legion and thank you for your service!

Robbery Ring Busted & Behind Bars

On Monday, TCSO Deputies were called to a burglary at a house in the 5800 Block of Avenue 160 in Tipton. The thieves took a classic 1958 Cadillac Deville, hand tools, a compressor, a computer and electronic equipment.

Through their investigation, Detectives were able to identify the suspects and arrested 27-year-old Catlin Marshall of Tulare, 22-year-old Michael Joseph Case of Visalia, Matthew Barton and Deanna Jones, both of Tulare.

Detectives made a complete recovery of the stolen property, which was valued at $10,000. All of the suspects were arrested and charged with burglary, possession of stolen property and conspiracy to commit a crime.

Anyone with more information is urged to contact Detective Richard Ramirez or Detective Rick Morley at the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office at 1-800-808-0488 or anonymously at tcso@tipnow.com or by text or voicemail at 559-725-4194.

(Pictured Left to Right: Catlin Marshall, Deanna Jones, Matthew Barton, Michael Joseph Case)

The Ultimate Sacrifice

Please join Sheriff Boudreaux in sending prayers to the family and friends of Deputy Ryan Thompson of the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputy Thompson was shot and killed during a traffic stop with a road rage suspect in Kittitas, Washington last night.

The 42-year-old Deputy leaves behind a wife and three children.

The entire Tulare County Sheriff’s Office mourns with Deputy Thompson’s family, as well as his brothers and sisters in blue.

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Do You Recognize These Thieves?

On Tuesday, TCSO Deputies were called to the 100 Block of North Main St. in Pixley for a burglary at Charro’s Express Restaurant.

Surveillance footage from several businesses in the area showed that the break-in happened at about 4 a.m. Three men are seen on video forcing the back door open, walking into the business and taking money.

The suspects are described below:

Suspect 1: Black male adult, approx. 25-yrs-old, between 6’0” and 6’6”, thin-build (approx 160-180 lbs.), short black hair with receding hairline, short groomed goatee, Wearing a black hooded-sweatshirt, white undershirt, blue denim shorts

Suspect 2: Black male adult, approx. 20-30 yrs old, possibly 5’5” to 5”10”, medium-build, (approx. 150-175 lbs.), wearing a black hat with the gold size sticker on the brim and the letter “M” in blue and white similar to the Florida Marlins logo, a hooded black sweatshirt, white undershirt and Champion branded sweatpants.

Suspect 3: Black male adult, approx. 30-years-old, between 5’6” and 6’0”, medium/stocky build, wresting a dark-blue Allied Universal baseball style hat, light-blue dew rag, grey Nike brand sweatshirt, dark colored sweatpants

Anyone who knows the identity of the suspects in the case are encouraged to contact Detective Brad McLean or Sgt. Larry Camacho with the Tulare County Sheriff's Office at (559) 733-6218. Or they can remain anonymous by calling or texting (559)725-4194 or through email at tcso@tipnow.com. Refer to case number 19-3316.

New Hires!

Sheriff Mike Boudreaux swore in eight new hires Wednesday at Headquarters:

Correctional Deputy Alfredo Solorio, Jr.
IT Desktop Technician I Jorge Jimenez
Correctional Deputy Robert Franco
Correctional Deputy Christopher Ochoa
Detention Services Officer Cari Carnes
Correctional Deputy Juan Arellano, Jr.
Correctional Deputy Ricardo Duran
Office Assistant III Lucila Rodriguez

Congratulations to all of you and welcome to the Tulare County Sheriff's Office family!