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Bakersfield police officer, a former firefighter, fights Lupus through fitness
Before Officer Stella Chavez joined the Bakersfield Police Department, she was a trained firefighter in the small town of Farmersville,…
Westminster police support breast cancer research with Pizza, Police and Pink Patches fundraiser
Pizza, Police, and Pink Patches. The quartet of words sounds catchy for sure. But more importantly, Pizza, Police and Pink…
As fears continue about the novel coronavirus crisis, creating anxiety as people readjust to drastically different lives in an effort…
On Tuesday, March 17, Sheriff Don Barnes issued directives and implemented a strategy for decreasing potential COVID-19 exposure by reducing…
Police not only face the risk of taking a bullet. Now they risk taking a cough to the face. As…
Editor’s note: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the Orange County Sheriff’s Dept. issued the following news release Monday, March 16:…
Mark Lauderback has had plenty to do since officially becoming police chief on Oct. 21, 2019. But near the top of…
The popular Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay is among the latest significant public events to shut down due to…