Behind the Badge
Westminster PD’s honor guard is one of the most unique in the nation
0Bill Drinnin had five years under his belt as a Westminster PD officer when the former Marine was selected to represent the agency at the California Peace Officers’ Memorial in Sacramento in May 2005. The year before, on Jan. 29, veteran WPD Motor Office Steve Phillips was killed in an on-duty traffic collision. Drinnin, who today is a traffic sergeant, went to the state capitol the following year to honor Phillips and other fallen officers whose names were added to the memorial. That trip proved to be a key turning point for the WPD, which at the time had no…
Twenty-one drivers were ticketed and six received warnings in an enforcement campaign by Westminster police to target and prevent distracted…
It’s a quiet weekday afternoon at the Asian Garden Mall – a far cry from the hectic scene on weekends,…
A group of Westminster police officers were recently commended for their teamwork to apprehend three burglary suspects. A resident called…
A man with a history of drug use and mental illness was coaxed to safety by a Westminster police officer…