Location: Multiple locations in southern Tulare County
Incident Date: 1-26-18 and 1-27-18
Victim: State of California
City: Multiple cities
Posted by: Dispatch
Crime Scene Locations:
22903 Avene 196, Strathmore E-Z Shop-N-Go Case #18-01157
22930 Avenue 196, Strathmore Guadalajara Meat Market Case #18-01170
19590 Avenue 196, Plainview Plainview Market Case#18-01159
19575 Avenue 192, Strathmore Suhovys Market Case#18-01160
16638 Road 168, Woodville Superior Market Case#18-01162
1391 E. Springville, Porterville Bob’s Market Case#18-01223
9246 Road 236, Terra Bella C&F Market Case#18-01218
542 Richgrove Drive, Richgrove S.D Super Mart Case#18-01213
20819 Francis Drive, Richgrove Family Market Case#18-01214
20653 Chaney Drive, Richgrove Richgrove Handi Mart Case#18-01215
Suspects:
Colunga, Patricia 39 YOA
Alset, Naeem 28 YOA
Vargas, Reynaldo 19 YOA
Fonseca, Olivia 27 YOA
Lopez, Erick Santiago 19 YOA
Singh, Jasvir 36 YOA
Estrada, Brenda 39 YOA
Khakh, Harmanjoi 22 YOA
Alvarado, Cesar 23 YOA
Rodriguez, Alfonso 43 YOA
Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies cited 10 store clerks for selling alcohol to minors on January 26-27, 2018.
The actions were the result of a 2-night minor decoy operation in which minors, under the direct supervision of Deputies, attempted to purchase alcohol from 35 retail licensees in the Lindsay, Strathmore, Plainview, Poplar, Woodville, Porterville, Richgrove, Terra Bella, and Ducor areas.
Those who sell alcohol to a minor face a minimum fine of $250, and/or 24 -32 hours of community service for a first violation. In addition, Alcoholic Beverage Control will take administrative action against the alcoholic beverage license of the business. That may include a fine, a suspension of the license, or the permanent revocation of the license.
Tulare County Sheriff's Office personnel, in collaboration with Alcoholic Beverage Control Agents, are conducting the compliance checks to reduce the availability of alcohol to minors. Statistics have shown that young people under the age of 21 have a higher rate of drunken driving fatalities than the general adult population.
This project is part of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control’s Education and Teen Alcohol Enforcement Program Grant, funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
These cases are currently under investigation. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office at (559) 733-6218 or send anonymous information by sending an email to TCSO@tipnow.com or leave a message or text 1-800-TIPNOW or (559) 725-4194.