Visalia police captain charged with embezzling money from explorer program

VISALIA, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Visalia constabulary skipper has been charged with stealing wealth from the department's programme focused connected helping section youth.

On Friday, the Tulare County District Attorney's Office filed charges related to theft and embezzlement against Visalia Police Captain Luma Fahoum.

Officials accidental Fahoum had been embezzling wealth from the Visalia Police Explorer program, but did not specify however overmuch was taken.

In a connection successful effect to the charges, Visalia Police Chief Jason Salazar confirmed helium archetypal learned astir the allegations against Fahoum successful September 2024.

He says helium instantly placed Fahoum connected administrative permission and asked the territory attorney's bureau to unfastened an autarkic transgression probe into the claims against her.

Fahoum has served with the Visalia Police Department since 1999.

In 2024, she made past arsenic the archetypal pistillate to go a skipper in the department.