Location: 13300 block of Avenue 168, Tipton

Incident Date: 3/13/17

Incident Time: 1523 hours

Case Number: 17-03035

Victim: Mendes Calf Ranch

City: Tipton

Posted by: Media Relations

On 3-13-17, Tulare County Sheriff’s Office Agricultural Crimes Detectives were contacted by Mendes Calf Ranch. They were advised checks had been found altered and forged by unknown persons. 

Upon arrival, Detectives located several investigative leads and are currently moving forward with the investigation. 

Loss was $1,379.42.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Detective R. Gunderman or Sgt. Chad Rhyman with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office Agricultural Crimes Investigations Unit at (559) 735-1898. They can also call 24 hours a day at (559) 733-6218 or anonymously by accessing the TipNow page at tcso@tipnow.com or calling or texting (559) 725-4194.