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OCSD teams with United Way to expose Garden Grove high school students to career paths
The rumbling of the helicopter blades slicing through the morning air reverberated throughout the classroom. “We’re not under attack,” Sheriff…
Veteran officer from Central California joins La Habra force
La Habra’s friendly community and smaller police department were major draws for Officer Yvonne Viramontes, a recent addition to the…
The cop is sweating bullets. He darts at dusk out the door of the warehouse. Another cop is inside on…
A topographical map of Mount Everest hangs in Lt. Eric Trapp’s new office at the Anaheim Police Department. Before he…
He arrived at work that first day in a suit because that’s what you wear when you want to impress…
The owner of a German shepherd that chewed off its own foot after suffering an injury in a Westminster backyard…
Jim Talbot says his life as a day shift patrol officer for the Fullerton Police Department is pretty routine. His…
A baby not breathing — every parent’s worst nightmare and the call many police officers dread. When a call involving…