Tulare Man Found Guilty of Throwing Molotov Cocktail at Police Vehicle

Yesterday afternoon at the South County Justice Center in Porterville, a jury convicted Bruce Creamer, age 63, for attempting to destroy a Tulare Police Department vehicle.

Just before 6:00 pm on November 9, 2021, Tulare Police Department officers received radio information that a marked police department vehicle, a Chevy Silverado, was on fire in the parking lot of the police station. When officers arrived, they extinguished the fire located on the windshield and hood. Around this time, Creamer called 911 and reported the fire.

A short time later, Creamer walked into the police department lobby carrying a large sign indicating who he was and grievances against the government. After police arrested him, Creamer admitted going to a hardware store to buy kerosene, filling an empty beer bottle with the fuel, and taking it to the police department. When he arrived, he lit the bottle and threw it at the truck. 

Creamer was found guilty of felony use of a destructive device to damage or destroy. Sentencing is scheduled for June 23, 2022, in Superior Court where Creamer faces up to 7 years in state prison.

The case was investigated by the Tulare Police Department.

Media inquiries can be directed to the Office of the District Attorney, County of Tulare Assistant District Attorney Dave Alavezos (559) 636-5494