Location: 40400 block of Road 128, Cutler

Incident Date: 11/2/16

Incident Time: 0800 hours

Case Number: 16-10228

Victim: Cutler-Orosi School District

City: Cutler

Posted by: Media Relations

Suspect: Virgen Lomeli Garcia (50)

On 11/2/16, at 0800 hours, Ag Crimes Detectives from the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 40400 Block of Road 128, in Cutler, to conducted a search warrant regarding identity theft and check fraud.

While conducting the search, Detectives located a reported stolen iPad from the Culter-Orosi Unified School District, and also located a reported stolen Agriculture gas-powered pump from Tulare Ag Services. Detectives also located (12) bindles of methamphetamine, packaging material, and a scale. 

Virgen Garcia was arrested and booked for HS11378 (Possession for sale of methamphetamine), HS11366 (Maintaining a place for purpose of selling controlled substances), and PC496 (Possession of stolen property).
  
Anyone with more information regarding this investigation is urged to contact the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office at 1-800-808-0488 or anonymously at tcso@tipnow.com or by text or voicemail at 559-725-4194.