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Dispatcher discovers her dream job at Bakersfield PD
When describing the personality of Brandy Watts, the word “enthusiastic” immediately comes to mind, especially when the police dispatcher is…
Santa Ana Police Department PIO, corporal retires following 41-year policing career
Cpl. Anthony Bertagna has been the face and voice of the Santa Ana Police Department. Whether there’s a murder in…
Clyde, a former Percheron Draft Horse rescued from certain death by an Orange County Sheriff’s Department reserve lieutenant, died Monday,…
The Aug. 11 theft at the Ralph’s supermarket in Anaheim was brazen. During the after-work rush hour, at 5:40 p.m.,…
Kids visiting the Children’s Museum at La Habra can now hop on a police motorcycle. Okay, maybe not a fully…
Jorge Sanchez recalled asking his mom one day why she never left his father for being abusive. She responded that…
The word “robot” elicits all manner of reactions – from visions of artificial intelligence taking over the world to incredible…
Early in her career as a deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Sandra Hutchens felt the frustration patrol…