4/13/26 Update Per GoFundMe Spokesperson: “Our Trust & Safety team is continuing to monitor the platform for activity related to this tragedy. We are working with organizers to gather additional information and help ensure funds safely reach the intended beneficiary. All funds raised are being safely held by our payment processors and will only be released to the beneficiary. If the family chooses not to accept donations, all donors will be refunded in full.”
April 12, 2026 – Tulare County Sheriff’s Office officials announces that Sheriff Boudreaux wants the public to be aware of fake GoFundMe Pages going around claiming to be created on behalf of Fallen TCSO Deputy Randy Hoppert’s family.
Please know - Deputy Hoppert’s family has NOT authorized any GoFundMe Pages and is NOT benefiting at all from those donations.
If you would like to donate to Deputy Hoppert’s family, the Deputy Sheriff’s Association has created a donation page where you can send money. You can find it at: https://swipesimple.com.
You can also contribute via this Meal Train page: https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/wn9erw
These are the ONLY verified donation page benefiting Deputy Hoppert’s family at this time. Please don’t fall victim to the scammers taking advantage of this tragedy.
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Source: Tulare County Sheriff’s Office
