Chief Flores has over 24 years of experience in law enforcement , nineteen of which have been assigned to criminal investigation. He began his career in 2000 with the Lindsay Department of Public Safety where he was assigned to Patrol.  He was later assigned to the position of Youth Service Officer and became a member of the Tulare County Gang Task Force.  In 2003 he was hired by the Kings County Sheriff's Department where he worked Patrol before being selected as a Detective assigned to the Southern Tri County HIDTA Narcotics Task Force.  During his time at KCSO he was also assigned to the Kings County Narcotics Task Force and SWAT Team. 

Charlie was hired by the District Attorney's Office in 2007 where he gained investigative experience in homicide, sexual assault, domestic violence, fraud and officer involved shootings. Charlie has held the ranks of Investigator II, Senior Investigator, Assistant Chief and was promoted to Chief Investigator in 2021.  Chief Flores has had the opportunity to supervise every unit within the Bureau of Investigation and takes pride in the collaborative role KCDA has amongst Kings County Law Enforcement.

Daron Kraemer, Assistant Chief Investigator

Assistant Chief Kraemer is a veteran law enforcement officer with over 24 years of experience. He began his career in 1999 with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office working as a Deputy Sheriff in both the custody setting at the Bob Wiley Detention Facility and Operations Division of Headquarters Patrol. In 2003 he lateralled to the Kings County Sheriff’s Office where he was assigned to Patrol, Narcotics and SWAT, promoting to the rank of Senior Deputy Sheriff. In 2007 he began working as a Special Agent at the California Department of Justice (CA/DOJ), Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement (BNE). While at BNE he was assigned to a variety of specialized teams including a Statewide Gang Suppression Enforcement Team (GSET), the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) and the Major Narcotics and Violence Team 1 (MNVT). 

In 2011 Assistant Chief Kraemer started working at the Kings County District Attorney’s Office (KCDA). As an Investigator he was assigned to the Prison Unit, General Investigations Unit and SWAT where he heled the rank of Assistant Team Leader. In 2016 he promoted to Senior Investigator where he supervised the Prison Unit, General Investigations Unit, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Unit, and the KCDA Training Team until he was promoted to the rank of Assistant Chief in 2021.        

Nicole Lucero, Senior Investigator

Senior Investigator Nicky Lucero is a veteran law enforcement officer with over 22 years of experience.  She began her law enforcement career with the Lemoore Police Department in 2001 where she worked patrol and later was assigned as a Youth Service Officer.  Nicky joined the Kings County District Attorney’s Office in 2006 when she was hired as an Investigator.  During her time with KCDA, Nicky has been assigned to the Prison Investigations Unit, Insurance Fraud Unit, General Investigation Unit and Sexual Assault Unit.  Nicky was promoted to the rank of Senior Investigator in 2015 and currently is assigned as the K9 unit supervisor.

During Nicky’s time with KCDA she has become an expert in sexual assault investigation and oversees all aspects of our MDIC Center. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminology and a Masters of Business Administration degree.