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A2 | Thursday, February 28, 2019
Burglars break
into Orosi
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student I-pads
News The Dinuba Sentinel Dinuba Relay For Life attends Leadership Conference
Sentinel staff report
Thieves made off with over $5,000 worth of Apple I-pads last week after breaking into Golden Valley Elementary SchoolinOrosi,saidtheTulare County Sheriff’s Office.
According to sheriffs, detectives from the TCSO Property Crimes Unit were called out to the school on Feb. 19 for a report of a burglary. After an investigation, it was revealed that two subjects
walked onto the campus and broke into two classrooms.
The two suspects reportedly stole several Apple I-Pads with an estimated total value of $5,400.
Anyone with more information regarding this investigation is urged to contact the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office at 1-800-808-0488, on anonymously at tcso@tipnow. com or by text or voicemail at 725-4194.
Contributed
Volunteers from Dinuba’s Relay For Life recently attended the American Cancer Society (ACS) Sierra Nevada – Central Valley 2019 Relay For Life Leadership Conference in Modesto. The conference utilized ACS staff partners and community volunteers to facilitate training sessions. Karen Fier, co-lead of the 2019 Relay For Life of Dinuba, was a volunteer facilitator at this year’s conference.
Relay For Life is a community event, led by volunteers and supported by American Cancer Society staff.
Relay For Life events take place worldwide throughout the year. Funds raised at these events provided 452,000 free nights of lodging at Hope Lodge facilities, enabled grants that contributed to 602,000 low- or no-cost screening exams in underserved communities, invested in funding research and studies ($4.6 million since 1946) to find the causes of cancer, better treatment and improve the lives of cancer patients.
Funds were also used to
Sentinel staff report
Dinuba Police and Fire incident calls in the last week.
Monday, February 18
• Domestic violence was reported in the 1400 block of Mesquite Avenue at 12:16 a.m.
• A subject in a red hoody was reportedly walking in the middle of the road in the area of Avenue 416 and Road 70 at 2:41 a.m.
• Vandalism was reported in the 200 block of West Sierra Way at 2:29 p.m. A window to a Ford Explorer was cracked.
• A fire was reported in the 1100 block of South First Street at 4:05 p.m. The fire was reportedly in the attic of a home there.
• A theft report was made in the 700 block of West El Monte Way at 7:53 p.m. The suspect reportedly fled the scene in a bike.
• A reckless driver was reported in the area of East El Monte Way and Crawford Avenue at 8:12 p.m. A yellow and blue motorcycle was reportedly speeding and passing vehicles and almost caused a vehicle collision.
Tuesday, February 19
• Vandalism was reported in the 300 block of East Kamm Avenue at 7:30 a.m. There was graffiti at a restroom at Wilson Elementary School.
• A male subject was reportedly beating up a canine near the benches at Dickey Park at 3:19 p.m. The subject was reportedly
Photo contributed
Dinuba Relay For Life committee members (left to right) Richard and Lisa Bueno (Reedley High FCCLA), Kim Wallace (ACS Community Partner), Karen Fier (Event co-lead) and Julie Ahrens (Accounting volunteer).
Obituaries
Geneva “GG” Maxine De Laruelle
Geneva “GG” Maxine De Laruelle, a resident of Dinuba, died January 22, 2019. She was 91.
She was an assembler for NASA.
Services were held on February 16 at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego.
Surviving family members include a son, two daughters, a brother, a sister, four grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.
Dopkins Funeral Chapel handled the arrangements.
Patricia Dicochea
Patricia Dicochea, a resident of Cutler, died February 22, 2019. She was 59.
She was a fruit packer.
Visitation will be held on Friday, March 15 from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. at the Cutler Apostolic Church. Church service will be at 11 a.m.
Surviving family members include five sons, two daughters, five brothers, and three sisters.
Dopkins Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Jesus C. Gonzalez
Jesus C. Gonzalez, a resident of Reedley, died February 19, 2019. He was 89.
He was a farm labor.
Visitation will be held on Friday, March 8 from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Dopkins Dinuba Funeral Chapel. Wake service will be at 6 p.m. at the chapel.
Surviving family members include four sons and two daughters. Dopkins Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
respond to 1.34 million calls from individuals with cancer questions and concerns, and guided patients and caregivers through the health care system – including help with insurance problems, referrals to local service and more.
For more information regarding cancer information, news and programs and services go to www.cancer.org or call 1-800-227-2345 (24-hr).
Locally, several youth teams are actively fundraising and gearing up for the April 13 event, which will be held at the Dinuba High School stadium.
The Dinuba Unified School District team fundraising began this past Monday. Every school site will be having collections in their classrooms between now and Spring break.
The Orosi High School HOSA team has been fundraising and creating quilts for the Survivor Reception and event Silent Auction.
Reedley High School FCCLA teams are obtaining sponsors and challenging other clubs at their high school to raise funds.
This year’s theme is “Give Cancer the Boot”. Businesses are encouraged to put out a boot
with a sign – “Give Cancer the Boot, Donations for Relay For Life of Dinuba” – and collect donations for the cause. (Pick up of donations can be arranged by calling Karen Fier, event co-lead, at 591-4812.)
It is estimated that more than 1.6 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed this year. Those interested in joining this important fight against cancer should visit the Relay For Life of Dinuba website www. relayforlife.org/dinubaca, or contact Luisa Sanchez at 859- 6803.
Second Avenue at 10:52 p.m. Four shots were heard in the area.
Saturday, February 23
• Shots fired were reported in the area of Foot Hill and Malsch Strasse drives at 3:26 a.m. Two shots were heard in the area.
• A transient was reportedly sleeping behing the Parish Hall of St. Catherine's Catholic Church. It was reported at 8:58 a.m.
• A theft report was made in the 200 block of South O Street at 10:35 a.m. A license plate was stolen over night.
• Domestic violence was reported in the 200 block of West North Way at 6:08 p.m.
• A noise complaint for loud music was reported in the 300 block of Noth M Street at 8:38 p.m.
• A noise complaint for loud music was reported in the area of Sierra Way and College Avenue at 10:45 p.m.
• A noise complaint for people talking too loudly was reported in the 300 block of North M Street at 11:53 p.m.
Sunday, February 24
• A male subject was reportedly laying on the sidewalk in the 1000 block of East El Monte Way at 10:31 a.m.
• Vandalism to a vehicle was reported in the 1200 block of Brent Road at 5:37 p.m.
• Two juveniles were reportedly lighting fireworks at a church in the 1200 block of East Nebraska Avenue at 6:12 p.m.
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• Two noise complaints for loud music were reported in the 1300 block of San Antonio Avenue. The first call came in at 9:37 p.m. and the second was made at 9:53 p.m.
Wednesday, February 20
• An unwanted person was reported in the 300 block of South Alta Avenue at 5:27 a.m. A transient wearing a red flannel shirt was reportedly in a restroom at the Holiday Inn Express.
• A vehicle burglary was reported in the 300 block of South P Street at 8:02 a.m.
• A subject was reportedly passed out in front of a business in the 1100 block of East Magnolia Way at 2:43 p.m.
• A suspicious vehicle was reported in the 1800 block of Lauren Avenue at 8:56 p.m. An SUV was parked at the end of the road and subjects inside reportedly had flashlights.
Thursday, February 21
• An unwanted person was reported in the 1900 block of East Davis Drive at 11:54 a.m. A unknown subject was reportedly inside a cold storage area there.
• A husky tried attacking a small female dog as it was being walked in the area of Sequoia Drive and Lincoln Avenue. It was reported at 2:15 p.m.
• A male subject wearing a black sweater and gray sweats
was reportedly hitting and possibly kicking a dog in the 600 block of North Alta Avenue at 2:31 p.m.
• Four male juveniles were reportedly seen smoking marijuana off the alley behind United Market. It was reported at 2:45 p.m.
• A trespasser was reported in the 300 block of North Villa Avenue at 4:09 p.m. A transient was reportedly sleeping near the catechism office at St. Catherine's Catholic Church.
• A non-injury traffic collision was reported in the area of Daisy and Lavender avenues at 10:05 p.m. The accident involved a brown Honda Civic and a red van and the subjects involved reportedly began arguing and 'chasing each other.'
Friday, February 22
• Vandalism to a vehicle was reported in the 200 block of South Q Street at 7:43 a.m.
• Vandalism was reported in the 200 block of South P Street at 9:44 a.m. A subject reportedly showed up to a residence and broke windows.
• A female and other subjects were inside a bathroom in the 200 block of South M Street for a while and other people were trying to use the restroom. It was reported at 2:13 p.m.
• A theft report was made in the 700 block of West El Monte Way at 3:31 p.m. A female was seen shoplifting there and walked out of the store.
• Shots fired was reported in the area of Golden Way and
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