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Stereo reported stolen from car

Tulare County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded Wednesday morning to a residence in the 600 block of Road 210, Richgrove in regards to a burglary.

The reporting party advised his vehicle was broken into sometime overnight and his stereo was stolen. He valued the loss at $280 dollars. The suspect remains outstanding.

Anyone with more information regarding this investigation is urged to contact the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department via telephone at 1-800-8080488 or anonymously at tcso@tipnow.com or by text or voicemail at 725-4194.

Man arrested following search

An Earlimart man is in custody after deputies seized four pounds of drugs, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office reported.

The TCSO Gang and Narcotics Enforcement Team (TAGNET) completed a several week investigation regarding the sales of narcotics in the community of Earlimart. A search warrant was served in the 600 block of north Market Street on Wednesday.

As a result of the search warrant, detectives located and seized just over a pound of methamphetamines and cocaine, along with three pounds of processed marijuana and packaging materials. The suspect, who is a prior convicted felon, was in illegal possession of two firearms which were also seized.

Detectives arrested Armando Mendez Jr., 27, of Earlimart. He was booked into the Adult Pre-trial Facility on suspicion of possession of narcots for sale and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. His bail is set at $250,000.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call Detective Jose Melendez with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office at 733-6218 or send anonymous information by sending an email to Tcso@tipnow. com or text or leave a voice message at 7254194.