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WPD arrests suspected ‘Cal Bear Bandit’
A man suspected of robbing at least eight banks was arrested by Westminster police after…
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WPD crisis negotiator reflects on interaction with armed man threatening ‘suicide by cop’
No lying. No promises. On her first call out as a crisis negotiator with the…
‘I just wanted out,’ officer says of harrowing child-abuse case
Westminster Police Officer Claudia McCarthy soon will return to work after having twin girls on…
Agencies trot out game faces for Turkey Bowl
The Tustin PD held its seventh-annual Turkey Bowl flag football game Saturday to raise money for…
Man leads police on high-speed chase; WPD makes felony arrest
A 32-year-old man was arrested on several felony charges after leading police on a high-speed…
Driver faces murder charges in Westminster fatal crash
A 25-year-old Westminster man is expected to be arraigned on murder charges Friday after allegedly…
WPD: Pedestrian in critical condition after being struck by hit-and-run driver
A 44-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after hitting a pedestrian early…
Westminster PD launches bike patrol for Little Saigon
The Westminster Police Department launched a bicycle patrol unit tasked with policing Little Saigon, an…
Westminster officers show write stuff in catching tagger in the act
Westminster police outsmarted and out-maneuvered a suspected tagger marking up a freeway overpass Sunday. Police…
Westminster PD: Don’t read this story while driving
Twenty-one drivers were ticketed and six received warnings in an enforcement campaign by Westminster police…