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Bakersfield Police Department brings aboard specialist to answer mental health calls
The phones at Bakersfield Police Department’s communications center urgently ring throughout the day with emergency calls ranging from welfare checks…
Westminster police bring the fun to National Night Out
For the first time since the pandemic, Westminster and Seal Beach police departments teamed up to cohost a night of…
Not too many 13-year-olds would describe an adult as being “cool.” But that was the exact word Michelle Penafiel used…
What kid wouldn’t want a bicycle for Christmas? But not every family can afford to put a new bike under…
The graduating class for Pasadena Police Department’s Community Academy “En Espanol” gathered together to pose for a picture to commemorate…
The grateful mother’s eyes widened as she took in the bounty of Christmas gifts. “It’s too much,” Lidiaalondra Orosco said…
Being married to a first responder is tough — especially when both spouses work as first responders and juggle a…
Every graduating class from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Academy (LASD) participates in a “Colors Run” as a way…