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La Habra Animal Control Officer reunites best friends
Seven-year-old “Buddy” is a 10-pound chihuahua who hasn’t had to worry about having street smarts. But on September 8th, the…
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…
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…
Officer Lindsey Bittorf became an unlikely hero this summer after answering the call to serve and protect. But not in…