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Tulare Police Department
Common nameTulare Police
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionTulare, California, U.S.
Legal jurisdictionTulare, California
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters260 South M Street Tulare, California 93274[1]
Agency executive
Website
Tulare Police Department Official Website

The Tulare Police Department is the police department serving Tulare, California. As of January 2022, the Chief of Police was Wes Hensley.[1]

Overview

Divisions/Units

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Tulare Police Department, three police officers and one police dog have died in the line of duty.[2][3]

Officers:

Name Rank Date of death Cause
George Martin City Marshal 18 Oct 1903 Gunfire[2]
Robert Andrew Carter Constable 6 Oct 1918 Gunfire[2][4]
Richard Wellington Smith Police Officer 11 Jan 1947 Gunfire[2][5]

K9:

Name Rank Date of death Cause
Bane K9 9 Dec 2018 Gunfire[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Police". Departments. City of Tulare. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Fallen Officers". Tulare County Sheriff. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Tulare Police Department, California, Fallen Officers". The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Constable Robert Andrew Carter, Tulare Police Department, California". The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Police Officer Richard Wellington Smith, Tulare Police Department, California". The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  6. ^ "K9 Bane, Tulare Police Department, California". The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc. Retrieved 24 January 2022.