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Erik Jon Telen, a 26-year-old Deputy Sheriff with the Fresno County Sheriff's Office, tragically lost his life on August 21, 2001, while responding to a burglary call in Dunlap, California. On that fateful evening, neighbors reported a suspicious man hiding in a tree house on their property. Initially, the man asked for assistance but then fled, prompting the neighbors to call the authorities. When Deputy Telen and his partner arrived at the scene, they discovered an open window at the house in ...Read More
Victim Details

Erik Jon Telen

Dunlap

CA

2001-08-21

26

Erik

Jon Telen

11/12/2025