Behind the Badge
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Westminster Police Department’s John Martin is part engineer, part cop
Over John Martin’s 22 years serving the Westminster Police Department, he’s seen it all – homicides, armed robberies, public protests…
OCSD offers tips to share the road during Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
The man in the car sped down Modjeska Grade and blew through the stop sign, making a left toward Cook’s…
The parallels between the qualities of a law enforcement officer and veteran are many: commitment to service, an inherent sense…
They can’t put the feeling into words. Joe Giasone takes a stab at it. “A feeling of real emptiness,” he…
As Sgt. Duane Havourd sat down to write his annual letter for a sixth year, he briefly considered abandoning the…
Steve Buffington remembers the destruction wrought by the Freeway Complex Fire of 2008. The longtime resident of Anaheim Hills speaks…
Cheryl Timmons ripped off the tarp to reveal the handsome monument underneath: A gray granite bust of a German shepherd…
The neighbors called because they heard shouting. When Westminster Police responded to the domestic violence call, the scene was unusually…