Location: 33800 Block of Road 248 Lemon Cove

Incident Date: 5-21-15

Incident Time: 1740

Case Number: 15-6352

Victim: Rysard Sokol

Posted by: Media Relations

On 5-21-15 at approximately 1740 hours, Deputies were dispatched to the 33800 block of Road 248 in Lemon Cove in regards to a residential burglary.  Upon arrival Deputies discovered unknown suspects broke a window to a storage room to gain access and remove various garden tools.  Deputies utilized the residence surveillance system and discovered that three suspects had committed the burglary.  The Victim identified one suspect as being a juvenile male neighbor to the south at the 33600 block of Road 248.  Deputies responded to this location and made contact with the 15 year old male suspect.  Deputies then made contact with the other 15 year old juvenile male suspect and 18 year old Israel Herrera, all identified from the surveillance footage.   The three suspects were taken into custody for burglary and all the property was recovered.

This case is still being investigated by the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department.