Visalia PD Never Sleeps – A Taste of Life on the Swing Shift
It’s nothing like the television programs "Cops" or "America's Most Wanted." It’s just another night patrolling the streets of Visalia.
While most of us are home watching "Late Night With Jimmy Kimmel" or nestled comfortably in our beds, the officers of the Visalia Police Department are watching out for our safety and security.
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One Hour to Save a Life – The Importance of Donating Blood
If you knew that you had the ability to save another person’s life, would you do it? If you had the chance to be a hero, would you take it?
There is such an opportunity, and it doesn’t require superpowers, or wealth, or any great sacrifice. All it takes is one hour; all it takes is one pint of blood.read more...
Online crime-stoppers – Task force investigates Internet cases, educates community on protecting kids
At an early-morning presentation in the cafeteria at Tulare’s Los Tulles Middle School, Detective Andy Garcia of the Tulare Police Department asked his audience a series of questions. Who uses the Internet? Has a computer at home? Has a Facebook or MySpace page? Sends text messages? Question after question, an entire room of middle school students raised their hands.read more...
Police Vie for Iron Chef Honors – Sequoia Foodie Fest Turns Up the “Heat” in Law Enforcement Rivalry
In May of this year, Exeter was host to the inaugural Sequoia Foodie Fest. Organizers worked for two years to put together this fundraising event to help support the Boys & Girls Club of the Sequoias, an after school program serving more than 1,200 kids a day in 10 clubs in Exeter, Farmersville, Porterville and Tipton.read more
