Location: Headquarters, 833 S. Akers St., Visalia

Incident Date: 02/09/18

Incident Time: 0900 hours

City: Visalia

Posted by: Media Relations

You are invited to attend a promotion ceremony Friday morning when Sheriff Mike Boudreaux will promote Rob Schimpf to the rank of Captain.

Who: Sheriff Mike Boudreaux
What: Promotion ceremony
When: 9 a.m., Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. Media check-in at 8:45 a.m.
Where: Tulare County Sheriff’s Headquarters, 833 S. Akers St., Visalia. Enter on the north side of the building.
Info: Teresa Douglass, PIO, (559) 802-9412

Sheriff Mike Boudreaux offers his sincere congratulations to the new Captain. He wishes Cpt. Schimpf well in his new assignment in detentions.
The public is welcome to join the department, friends and family for a promotion ceremony at 9 a.m. Friday followed by a reception.
For more information, please contact the Sheriff’s Public Information Officer at (559) 802-9412.

Biographical information:
Captain Rob Schimpf is a long-time resident of Tulare County.  Less than a week after graduating from Golden West High School in 1992, he began his military career in the United States Army as a combat medic and pharmacy specialist.  He is a graduate of the United States Armed Forces Academy of Health and Science at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas.   

After his return from the military, he worked in the medical field and later attended the Tulare-Kings Counties Basic Peace Officer Academy, graduating in 1997.  He began his career with the Woodlake Police Department where he worked two years before joining the Tulare County Sheriff's Office.  

His tenure with the Sheriff’s Office began with the patrol division, assigned to the Orosi Substation.  

As a deputy, Cpt. Schimpf was promoted to detective in 2002 and assigned to the Agricultural Crimes Unit.  In 2004, he was transferred to the Crimes Against Persons Division where he investigated Crimes Against Children and Sexual Assaults. 

In 2005, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant and was assigned to the Bob Wiley Detention Facility.  It was then that he also joined the Search and Rescue Team as a supervisor.  In 2007, he returned to the Agricultural Crimes Unit as the sergeant.  

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 2009 and was assigned to the Crimes Against Persons Division. Later, he was assigned to Headquarters Patrol, Night Watch Commander, the Employee and Public Relations Unit and the Emergency Services Division where he served as the county's Search and Rescue and Mutual Aid Coordinator.  

Cpt. Schimpf lives in Visalia with his wife, Marlena, sons, Cole and Cooper, and daughter, Kinley.  He is incredibly passionate about coaching sports, mentoring local youth and enjoying time with his family.  Additionally, Cpt. Schimpf enjoys outdoor activities such as cycling, backpacking and scuba diving.