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The primary purpose of the Bureau of
Investigations is to provide professional investigative support for the
District Attorney's Office. The Bureau of Investigations is divided into
three divisions: the Criminal Division, the Special Investigations
Division and Welfare Fraud/Family Support Division reporting directly to
the District Attorney. The Bureau is staffed by some of the best
investigators in Tulare County. It is administered by Chief Investigator
Robert French who provides oversight and leadership of each Division
through three Assistant Chief Investigators.
The Criminal Division is responsible for investigating all District
Attorney initiated criminal investigations, police and public official
misconduct investigations, grand jury investigations, and post filing
investigations for pending felony and misdemeanor cases. They also
investigate domestic violence cases, conduct prior crime investigations
under Evidence Code sections 1101(b), 1108 and 1109 due to increases in
rape, domestic violence and child abuse matters.
The Special Investigations Division is responsible for the areas of auto
theft, auto insurance fraud, consumer fraud, workers’ compensation
fraud, gang crimes, child abduction, child abuse and the new real estate
fraud unit. Also under this Division is the Child Abuse Response Team
unit and Subpoena Services Unit. This Division is tasked to preserve the
integrity of our systems designed to assist those is need and protect
our most important socio-economic infrastructure.
The Welfare Fraud/Child Support/Rural Crimes/ACTION Division is tasked
to preserve the integrity of our systems designed to assist those is
need and protect our most important socio-economic infrastructure. The
nationally innovative and unique Agricultural Crime Technology
Information Operations Network (ACTION) Project and the Central Valley
Rural Crime Prevention Program are located in this Division. This unit
is responsible for investigations of welfare fraud and child support
cases. This unit also investigates agricultural crimes in Tulare County
and coordinates a thirteen county task force related to agricultural
crimes.
All
investigators are peace officers. Throughout the law enforcement
community, members of the Bureau of Investigations are recognized for
their expertise in a wide range of investigative functions ranging from
homicide investigations to complex and intricate white collar criminal
activity.
To report a crime,
please contact your
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