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Meet the Department: APD Detention Facility staffers excel at critical work out of spotlight
The correctional officer raps on the door of the cell. “Bring your trash out,” Ernesto Cendejas tells the inmate. “Then…
Orange takes unconventional approach to crime prevention
The Orange Police Department is stopping crime before it happens by encouraging building designs that inhibit illegal activity. The department…
At “80-and-a-half” years old, veteran Orange County law enforcement officer and retired Marine Corps Sgt. Major Robert F. Romaine still…
Even in death, Lt. Ken Alexander looked to serve others. The Placentia lieutenant and decorated Army veteran died Sunday night…
A homeless man has been reunited with his grandmother and family in Mississippi, thanks to the work of the Fullerton…
The 20 honorees stood out among the crowd of some 350 public safety officials, elected officials, police and fire chiefs,…
A 25-year-old Westminster man is expected to be arraigned on murder charges Friday after allegedly drinking and driving, crashing his…
A 44-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after hitting a pedestrian early Saturday morning. Westminster police at…