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Sept. 11 attacks inspire officer to ‘make sure it never happens again’
He’ll always remember the acid taste of the air, the blank looks of devastation on the faces of people combing…
Westminster Police Dispatchers invite applicants to tour the department, learn more about the critical job
The sign affixed to the dispatchers’ door at the Westminster Police Department reads, “The safety of 100,000 people and 130…
Attempting to join the ranks of the Tustin Police Department, or any police agency, is no small task but for…
Police dispatchers perform a vital service to departments in large, complex cities like Santa Ana. In doing work that is…
It’s a long way from picking strawberries at her mother’s side in Irvine to her position as Public Information Officer…
The colorful plastic Easter eggs are in shades of spring: yellow, pink, and green. They are oversized and hard to…
The times are in, the antibiotic ointments have been applied, and the elastic bandages have been wrapped as the 36th…
They have trained and pushed themselves. They are pumped up and primed to go. Starting at 8 a.m. Saturday and…