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Tustin Police Department aims to re-up ‘gold standard’ CALEA approval
For the fourth time in nearly a decade, the Tustin Police Department is working to earn what’s described as the…
Experiences from a first-time ride-along with Westminster police
Just walking into the police station was an experience from the start. From speaking with dispatchers to getting my driver’s…
Cesar Ramirez was a trusted employee. Ramirez, 24, was so trusted he was given the keys to the Volcano Tea…
Katie Olson is a natural. Or about as close to it as a sharpshooter’s bullet is to a bullseye. Olson,…
In April 2005, Officer Steve Heine of the GGPD was on a particularly harrowing and agonizing call. An armed man…
Sgt. Mike Gonzalez of the Santa Ana Police Department was in Henderson, Nev. on Friday and Saturday, teaching a Tactical…
The first thing he noticed, after the shots rang out, was a man on his back, about 10 feet to…
Amid the unfolding horror, heroes emerged. Whether it was shouting “get down,” acting as a human shield, helping someone over…