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Law enforcement faces unprecedented challenges in hiring and keeping recruits
It’s not easy being Blue. For several years now police departments have struggled to recruit, hire, and retain officers to…
A year after the Silverado Fire, memories are fresh and vigilance remains vital
In firefighter lingo it’s called “extreme fire behavior,” and just a year ago Orange County firefighters witnessed and battled it…
It’s rehearsal time. The Anaheim PD officer takes a swig of bottled water and sings a few bars of “Don’t…
Pasadena Police Officer Brian Petrella and his trainer, Fausto De La Torre, move across the ring at Villa Park Boxing…
Anaheim Police Department’s award-winning Mounted Enforcement Unit stands calm against a wave of stimuli on a recent day at Huntington…
Her face was destroyed. “She looked like a prize fighter,” Orange County Sheriff’s Department Investigator Manny Cruz recalls of the…
Harry Potter, Winnie the Pooh, Spider Man and many other costume favorites walked through the Dana Point City Hall parking…
At age 23, Randy Bruegman thought he was being kicked out of the fire academy. Would-be firefighters from about six…