Police department for the city of Tulare, California
Law enforcement agency
The Tulare Police Department is the police department serving Tulare, California. As of January 2022[update], the Chief of Police was Wes Hensley.[1]
- Patrol Division
- Investigation Division
- Administrative Division
- Animal Services[1]
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] |
- ^ a b c d "Police". Departments. City of Tulare. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Fallen Officers". Tulare County Sheriff. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Tulare Police Department, California, Fallen Officers". The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Constable Robert Andrew Carter, Tulare Police Department, California". The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Police Officer Richard Wellington Smith, Tulare Police Department, California". The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "K9 Bane, Tulare Police Department, California". The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc. Retrieved 24 January 2022.