A decorated deputy with the Tulare County Sheriffâs Office has been arrested on suspicion of rape by Hanford Police, according to police officials.
Deputy Luis Araujo, who was arrested on Tuesday, received the Officer of the Year award from the Knights of Columbus in 2020 for work he did while serving at the Visalia substation.Â
Araujo is the second Officer of the Year recipient to be arrested in Hanford in the last two weeks. Last week, Visalia Police detective Samantha Adney was arrested on domestic abuse and DUI charges. Adney received the award in April.
According to Lt. James Lutz, public information officer with the Hanford Police, itâs the departmentâs policy not to divulge details in domestic abuse cases.