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Tustin Explorers graduate from grueling five-day training academy
After completing an intense, activity-packed five-day training academy, five Tustin Police Explorers, along with dozens of Explorers from other agencies,…
Garden Grove Police Chief Todd Elgin to retire, ending 32-year career at agency
Editor’s note: This just in, a news release from the City of Garden Grove: Police Chief Todd Elgin has notified…
She taught herself to read lips, and she wears hearing aids. So the tactical officer screaming in her face wasn’t…
Mike Chapman stood at attention as his wife carefully pinned his new badge. “Don’t stab me,” he mouthed. His wife…
Scott Irwin and Craig Hentcy are easy targets for some intraoffice ribbing. They have history. They’ve both worked for the…
The firefighter stirred the simmering soup on the stove in Station 11. Tonight’s “chow” is chicken and dumpling soup —…
A baby girl was found dead lying next to her mother on a mattress early Thursday, the Garden Grove Police…
The 17-year-old sits straight and speaks quietly. Within minutes, the eight-person board knows he’s lying. La Habra police caught the…