Location: 21600 block of Avenue 24, Richgrove

Incident Date: 5/7/18

Incident Time: 1100 hours

Case Number: 18-06100

Victim: LBZ Farms

City: Richgrove

Posted by: Media Relations

On 05-07-2018, Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a report of a theft of brass valves from a farm near the intersection of Avenue 24 and Richgrove Drive, near Richgrove.  Employees at the farm reported they had discovered that unknown suspects had stolen 447 brass T-valves from the farm's irrigation system sometime between May 5-7. 

Employees obtained said it would cost more than $10,200 to replace the valves. 

Detectives from the Agriculture Crime Unit arrived and took over the investigation.  Evidence from the scene was located and collected.  

If you have any information related to this case, please contact Detective Nicholson (559) 802-9401 or (800) 808-0488.  Anonymous information about this crime can be reported via Tipnow email: tcso@tipnow.net or download the Tipnow app for android or apple phones, leave a voice message or send a text to (559) 725-4194.