Location: 800 block of Spruce Road in Tooleville, just east of Exeter.

Incident Date: 7/1/19

Incident Time: 0900 hours

Case Number: 19-08008

City: Tooleville

Posted by: Media Relations

Around 9 a.m. Monday, July 1, 2019, TCSO Ag Crimes detectives served a warrant at a home in the 800 block of Spruce Road in Tooleville, just east of Exeter. 

They were following up on a series of agricultural-related thefts in the area. 

There, detectives found stolen property marked with SmartWater CSI, which is invisible to the naked eye. 

One suspect, 18-year-old Juan Castaneda of Exeter, was found at the house with SmartWater on his hands.

He was arrested and booked into the Adult Pre-Trial Facility for Grand Theft. A second possible suspect is being sought for questioning. 

35-year-old Ricardo Garcia of Exeter was also arrested at the scene. He was found to have multiple warrants for his arrest.

If you have any information about this case, contact Sergeant Bobby Rader or Detective Brad McLean with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office AG Crimes Unit at 1-800-808-0488 or anonymously at tcso@tipnow.com or by text or voicemail at 559-725-4125.