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BTBuzz: Officers fulfill wish of nearly blind veteran
Stanley Gold, an 88-year-old Navy veteran, is 75 percent blind and his vision is continuing to fade. Gold had always…
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Newly promoted Tustin PD lieutenant has history of embracing new challenges
Ryan Coe loves new challenges, a trait he displayed when he was barely out of his teens. The standout high…
Vargas: LAPD officers’ split-second decision has tragic aftermath
The Trader Joe’s shooting in Los Angeles this week captivated the nation. Even President Donald Trump tweeted about it. An angry man…
Tustin Police Department to host National Night Out
The Tustin Police Department is holding its annual National Night Out event this August, which helps build community and allows residents to get…
BTBuzz: Police bring K9s to visit boy before brain tumor surgery
The Warner Robins Police Department stepped up in a big way when they learned that local 9-year-old Jalen Manns would…
Tustin Police Department welcomes two new officers, promotes three department veterans
If there was a theme to the Tustin Police Department’s recent swearing in and promotion ceremony, it could be summed…
At 29, this tenured veteran with Tustin now runs the police department’s Records Unit
When she was interviewing for her first job with the City of Tustin, Liliana Mendez chatted with the Tustin PD…
Firefighter has ‘burning need’ to help others, but in this case, he needed the help
How badly did he want to help people? Growing up in coastal South Africa, Rich “Dickie” Sprout used the ocean…
BTBuzz: Police surprise homeless women on her birthday
Officers at the New York Police Department’s Ferry Security unit surprised a homeless woman on her birthday by singing “Happy…
Deputy helps grandmother, child struggling with homelessness
Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy Maria Mendoza was on patrol in November 2017 when she got a call of an occupied…