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Sandra Hutchens reflects on achievements after serving for more than 10 years as OC sheriff
Just before lunchtime on Dec. 20, 2018, Sandra Hutchens sat in her nearly empty office at the Orange County Sheriff’s…
GGPD DUI checkpoint honors fallen Costa Mesa Fire Capt. Mike Kreza
DUI checkpoints staged on Orange County roadways are similar, regardless of the law enforcement agency running them. Well-lit signs alert…
He was 14 — a kid seduced by the gang lifestyle who wanted to impress his “homies.” One night in…
She knew the look. And things looked very grim. At around 1 p.m. on Dec. 11, while sitting on a…
The veteran officer’s brown eyes widen. “We all have a story to tell,” John Ema says. Ema doesn’t want to…
Her world imploded in slow motion. It was an incremental collapse into homelessness. First, her sister died, leaving behind an…
Cameron Knauerhaze walks in to the dispatch center to offer coffee for those who will field 911 calls over the…
The first thing you need to know about that unforgettable day is this: It was hot. Humid, too. It was…