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Santa Ana officers bring holiday shopping spree to local kids
The Santa Ana Police Department made sure Christmas would be merry for a group of kids who could use some…
A job in Animal Control keeps officer busy chasing dogs and the occasional wild turkey
When Mark Meyer took the position as an Animal Control Officer at the Bakersfield Police Department, he knew the job…
One by one, to enthusiastic applause, the elementary school students bounded up to the front of the multipurpose room to…
Tustin Police Chief Charles Celano didn’t expect to have a law enforcement career. He certainly didn’t predict that he would…
Slowing through the Westminster Dunkin’ Donuts drive-through on a recent early morning, a woman in a brownish-gold SUV said amicably…
LAKE FOREST Mike Kreza was a man who put his wife and three daughters above everything, a man who would…
The riveting story of an Orange County police effort to track down and arrest a serial killer who targeted homeless…
Joseph Quezada was his family’s protector. Even at a young age, he never let barriers impede his inner call to…