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From mobile phones to new Text to 911 system, the job of a Metro Net dispatcher has dramatically changed in last two decades
Twenty-five years ago, when Tracy Nolan began her career as a dispatcher with the Buena Park PD, answering 911 calls…
After handing out Thanksgiving meals to needy families, TPD holds annual ‘Turkey Bowl’ flag football match
On Wednesday, Nov. 27, the Tustin PD handed out Thanksgiving meals to 125 needy families. A couple of hours later,…
Deputy Todd Skoczulek asked the 29 third- through fifth-graders sitting in front of Laguna Niguel Elementary School many important questions…
Adam Herrera, a student at Edison Elementary School in Anaheim, was asked by his teacher to explain the concept of…
A man fled Garden Grove Police mid-morning Tuesday after patrol officers in two cars attempted to make a traffic stop.…
The police chief plucked up a 5-pound bag of big red apples and turned to a smiling resident. “Here you…
A 71-year-old woman was hit and killed while crossing the street in Westminster Friday morning. Police at about 8:30 a.m.…
It was a frightening Sunday for police officers across the country, with one officer killed and three others shot in…