Location: 11400 block of Avenue 56, Earlimart and Delano

Incident Date: 2/8/17 and 2/17/17

Incident Time: 0930 hours and 110 hours

Case Number: 17-01624

City: Earlimart

Posted by: Media Relations

***************UPDATE*******************************

Case:  #17-01624
Crime:  459 PC-Residential Burglary
Time of Occurrence:  02/08/17 at 0910 hours
Location of Occurrence:  Earlimart, CA
Information:
    On 02/17/17 around 1100 hours, Suspect 1, who’d been identified through additional investigation, Julian Valenzuela, 18 years old, of Delano, was taken into custody by Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies with the assistance of the Delano Police Department.  Julian Valenzuela was subsequently booked into Tulare County Jail for burglary.  This case is still ongoing and under active investigation.

Sheriff Boudreaux would like to thank the public for their assistance in this case and asks for more information regarding Suspect 2. 

Anyone with information regarding this crime is asked to contact Deputy Hart or Deputy Cruz of the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, Pixley Substation 559-733-6218, or at Tip Now Line: (559) 725-4194, or by email tcso@tipnow.com.

*******************Earlier information**************************

On 02/08/17 at 0930 hours, Deputies responded to an address on the 11400 block of Avenue 56, Earlimart regarding a burglary that had just occurred.  During the investigation, Deputies retrieved surveillance footage and still images of two suspects.  These images were distributed to area law enforcement agencies and the public for possible recognition and/or identification of the suspects and/or suspect vehicle:

Suspect 1:
HMA, 16 to 26, medium build, grey ball cap with a purple/white bill, purple back strap and purple letter "B" on the front, multi-colored, Miami Dolphins jacket with the logo on the back and "DOLPHINS" on the left sleeve, black t-shirt with female in a sombrero in white on it, grey pants, grey tennis shoes with white and red soles.

Suspect 2:
HMA, 16 to 26, thin build, black, grey and white striped beanie with a black tassel and white Nike "swoosh" logo, dark jacket, black, white and grey Pendleton style shirt, black "skinny" jeans

Suspect Vehicle:
White, four door vehicle with tinted windows and dark colored wheels, similar in appearance to a late model Nissan Altima.

Anyone with information regarding this crime is asked to contact Deputy Hart or Deputy Cruz of the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, Pixley Substation 559-733-6218, or at the TipNow Line: (559) 725-4194, or by email tcso@tipnow.com.