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Garden Grove PD recovers funds for couple in international scam
Telephone scams are so common that Garden Grove Police Sgt. Richard Burillo receives scam reports daily. Someone calls and says…
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With $1.2 million hanging in balance, OCSD cyber crimes investigator dives into case
Just two years ago, it was a $25-million underground industry: an illicit world of criminals with computers and Internet connections…
Westminster PD’s Kellee Wells named Property Officer of the Year
Evidence is a key component of courtroom proceedings. Cases can be won or lost based on how evidence is handled.…
Orange County Sheriff’s deputies play Santa at Adopt-a-Family visits
“Wow!” Mason shouts as he tears through wrapping to reveal gift after gift. Toys, clothes, and Christmas wrapping are sprawled…
Orange PD officers recall deadly Caltrans yard shooting on 20th anniversary
The call went out over Orange PD dispatch at about 3 p.m. on Dec. 18, 1997. “Possible 245 shooting victim…
The Queen Mary invites local firefighters for free admission to CHILL ice park
The Queen Mary in Long Beach is offering firefighters a free ticket to its seasonal ice park, CHILL — a…
OPD Shop with a Cop event has largest turnout ever
A boy contemplates a Nerf Fire Blaster. Another child and an officer test out a football. Another officer carries an…
Anaheim PD delivers toys to families in need this holiday season
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Unless you’re a family living in poverty. Those families were the focus of…
La Habra PD offers bonus to entice experienced officers to join the force
The La Habra Police Department is hiring, and is offering a $10,000 bonus to experienced officers in California who join…
La Habra officer deploys lifesaving drug to overdose victim
La Habra police officers on Dec. 12 saved a man’s life using a drug recently added to the PD’s arsenal…