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Pasadena’s first responders and local kids play bball at LA’s Staples Center
It wasn’t the Lakers or the Clippers, but the kids playing on the Staples Center Court were still superstars…
Two of Anaheim’s finest share tales of police work in earlier decades
Chief Jimmie Kennedy and Captain Dick Gray both started their police careers in the late 1950s in Anaheim. In 1958,…
Blood spatter. Gunshot trajectory. A maggot kit. It wasn’t your typical morning class at Sycamore Junior High in Anaheim. But…
Headset on, Metro Net dispatcher Steven Perez calmly greets each caller on the other end with the same question: “Fire…
In five days and over 630 miles, members of the Westminster Police Department will ride to remember the fallen. Fifteen…
Growing up, La Habra Police Aide Juan Negrete remembers not being able to play outside his home during certain times…
Although he’s only 27, when it comes to his uniform, Fullerton PD motor officer Kyle J. Baas prefers the old-school…
This is the second part of two stories to introduce Westminster P.D.’s two newly tapped public information officers dedicated…