Incident Date: 3/16/24

Posted by: Media Relations

Multi-Agency Gang Operation Nets 38 Arrests & Guns, Drugs, Cash

On Saturday, 3/16/24,  the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office TAGNET organized a multi-agency gang enforcement detail in Tulare, Tipton, Pixley and Earlimart.

TCSO Deputies, along with Visalia Police, Tulare Police, Porterville Police, Woodlake Police, Lindsay Police, the Tulare County District Attorney’s Office, the Tulare County Probation Office, and the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation Parole conducted multiple probation and parole searches in the South Valley.

During the operation, Deputies made 38 arrests and confiscated two guns, a large amount of cocaine, a large amount of fentanyl and money.

The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office is committed to creating safe and secure neighborhoods free of violent crime and gang activity.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Detective R. Hoppert or Detective K. Flaherty 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.