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Westminster Police Department implements innovative social media video platform
With video footage playing an increasingly important role in crime-solving, the Westminster Police Department has teamed up with Ring security…
Exclusive: An interview with Westminster Police K9 Pako
Follow K9 Pako on Instagram and you’ll witness a dog of action. One who wears many hats (literally), works hard…
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…
Navigating hundreds of emergency calls after an earthquake, saving a woman’s life and successfully intervening in a local man’s attempted…