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Community Police Academy turns police doubters into advocates and inspires supporters
If you think you don’t like police or policing, the Santa Ana Police Department wants you to meet the officers…
Longtime SAPD PAAL member graduates from Harvard
Harvard University graduate Alexis Rodriguez Mejia readily acknowledges that it took a lot of grit and hard work to successfully…
For Bakersfield Senior Police Officer Danni Melendez, the importance of fitness hit him when he was on foot patrol shortly…
Santa Ana Police Department K9 Officer Rik still bears the marks of his latest encounter. The injury didn’t come from…
They call them “Launi capers.” When Detective Jeff Launi heads out on a case, you often don’t know what he’ll…
The Tustin Police Department recently rewarded several officers for jobs well done and helped them start the new year with…
Being parents themselves, Santa Ana Police Department detectives empathize with the family of a 3-year-old girl who sustained serious injuries…
When Bakersfield Police Sergeant Verion Coleman joined the department’s Wellness Team in 2010, the team was comprised of five people who…