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Pasadena Police Officer fights crime in and out of the ring
Pasadena Police Officer Brian Petrella and his trainer, Fausto De La Torre, move across the ring at Villa Park Boxing…
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Anaheim’s Mounted Enforcement Unit a powerful tool for policing
Anaheim Police Department’s award-winning Mounted Enforcement Unit stands calm against a wave of stimuli on a recent day at Huntington…
Help is just a contact away for victims of domestic violence, OCSD investigator stresses
Her face was destroyed. “She looked like a prize fighter,” Orange County Sheriff’s Department Investigator Manny Cruz recalls of the…
Dana Point Police Services celebrates Halloween early with community outreach
Harry Potter, Winnie the Pooh, Spider Man and many other costume favorites walked through the Dana Point City Hall parking…
Chief leaves legacy of innovation at Anaheim Fire & Rescue
At age 23, Randy Bruegman thought he was being kicked out of the fire academy. Would-be firefighters from about six…
Newest Academy graduates’ motto: “Danger we’ll face, lives we’ll save”
Every graduating class at the Orange County Sheriff’s Regional Training Academy has been taught the same crime fighting techniques, completed…
Orange County Police Canine Association annual dog show raises funds in support of local K9 teams
Not even the prospect of heavy rain kept people from coming out to support Orange County police K9s and officers.…
Orange County Sheriff’s Department cohosts 30th Walk Against Drugs
Hundreds of community members marched with Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputies during the 30th annual Walk Against Drugs on Oct.…
Vargas: “The last thing I ever want to do is shoot an 11-year-old” officer says, confronting boy with replica handgun
On October 13, 2018, Columbus, Ohio police officer Peter Casuccio and his friend responded to a call of two kids…
Orange police mourn fatally shot Georgia officer, a former Orange PD Explorer
When word spread of the shooting death of Officer Antwan Toney of the Gwinnett County Police Department in Georgia, the…