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Pasadena Police Department Runs for Kyle Ballard
The group of runners who made their way around the Pasadena Rose Bowl were small but determined. The 3.1 mile…
Here’s what a battalion chief’s job at Anaheim Fire & Rescue looks like
The battalion chief weaves his four-wheel drive Dodge Ram through mid-morning traffic in west Anaheim as he rolls to a…
The police chief was in the pokey. So was the fire chief. But Garden Grove Police Chief Todd Elgin and…
The man on the video cited Scripture. “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another,” said Anthony Kastros, quoting…
Cops from four O.C. agencies joined law enforcement departments throughout the county to take to the streets Friday and engage…
Police officers wear many hats these days. Depending on the situation, they might have to be “a counselor, a psychologist,…
Officers train for it all — the interactions with the public that are light and uplifting often juxtapose with the…
Get lost. That’s one of several pieces of advice a veteran emergency fire dispatcher has for anyone considering getting into…