Tulare Police Department (California)

Police department for the city of Tulare, California

Not to be confused with Tulare County Sheriff's Office.

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Law enforcement agency

Tulare Police Department

Common name| Tulare Police
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction| Tulare, California, U.S.
Legal jurisdiction| Tulare, California
General nature|

* Local civilian police

Operational structure
Headquarters| 260 South M Street Tulare, California 93274[1]
Agency executive|

* Wes Hensley, Chief of Police[1]

Website
Tulare Police Department Official Website

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

## Overview

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### Divisions/Units

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* Patrol Division
* Investigation Division
* Administrative Division
* Animal Services[1]

## Fallen officers

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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

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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

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Bane  | K9  | 9 Dec 2018 | Gunfire[6]

## See also

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* California portal

* Law enforcement in California
* List of law enforcement agencies in California

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Tulare Police Department

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