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Pasadena Police Department Fights Mental Illness
For Pasadena Fire Fighter Scott Henderson, his career has had its share of traumatic memories that can be triggered with…
‘Officer Abdul’ hailed as hero at Anaheim PD following Make-A-Wish adventure
The little boy enthusiastically voiced his request from the back of the Anaheim PD patrol car. “More crime. I want…
Calls of someone threatening suicide come in often — two or three a week, at least — but none in…
They call him “The Swede.” No, it’s not because Garden Grove PD Officer Michael Gerdin is a closet ABBA fanatic…
Phones are ringing and cops in street clothes are barking out questions to each other from their workstations on the…
The girl in the bright pink Nikes ran fast, her long thick braid bobbing against her back with every stride.…
The other night I was sent on a call on the eastern end of the city. I was near the…
Laid-back surfer dude. That’s the impression a Fullerton PD higher-up got when he first set eyes on Matt Malone who,…