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VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A constabulary skipper with the Visalia Police Department is facing transgression charges aft she allegedly stole and embezzled from non-profit funds connected to the Visalia Police Explorers program.
According to the Visalia Police Department, Captain Luma Fahoum is being charged pursuing allegations of transgression activity. It is alleged that she took wealth that was intended to enactment the explorers program, starring to charges being filed connected Friday by the Tulare County District Attorney's Office.
Visalia Police Captain Luma FahoumThe Visalia Police Explorer programme is described by the City of Visalia arsenic a "career acquisition program" for children and young adults betwixt the ages of 14 and 21. It is designed to beforehand vocation consciousness and promote young radical to see their aboriginal astatine an aboriginal age. Officials accidental the programme besides encourages its members "to go liable and caring adults."
According to Visalia Police Chief Jason Salazar, Captain Luma Fahoum has been connected administrative permission since helium was made alert of the probe connected Sept. 19, 2024. YourCentralValley.com was made alert of the probe connected Feb. 14, 2025, but had not been capable to person immoderate further accusation from Visalia Police astir Captain Fahoum's presumption different than confirmation that she was connected paid administrative leave.
To our community, and particularly to those who generously invested successful our Explorer programme to payment the younker successful that programme - I americium profoundly sorry.
Chief Jason SalazarIn a statement, Chief Salazar said that helium is "heartbroken and disappointed with what led america to today’s transgression filing against Captain Fahoum," adding that actions similar these erode the spot that members of this assemblage person placed successful its constabulary department.
