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Public pinning, promotions return to Tustin Police Department
The Tustin Police Department brought back another pandemic-delayed tradition with a swearing in, pinning, and promotion ceremony for five of…
Santa Ana Police celebrate Marine Corps birthday with cake-cutting ceremony
The Marine Corps cake-cutting ceremony, held on the Corps’ birthday, is an annual renewal of each Marine’s commitment to the…
Declan Kester, 7, of Idaho only met his older second cousin, Orange Police Officer David Hernandez, once when he visited…
In 2005, Ryan Reyes was working as Westminster PD’s mall investigator. While working his shift, a man suffered a heart…
For six months, police recruits of Class 239 were pushed to their limits at the Orange County Sheriff’s Regional Training…
Everyone has a food item that is tied to a special memory. For Anaheim Fire & Rescue (AF&R) Battalion Chief…
La Habra Police Officer Anthony Luster was two hours into his graveyard shift when he changed a family’s life forever.…
Dessie Senegal-Jeffries shot first. No one – least of all Dessie – could believe it. “It was eye-opening,” said Dessie,…