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Westminster adds first woman to SWAT team
Westminster Police Department Detective Marcela Lopez approaches policing from a couple of different perspectives: first, as a woman, and second,…
Policing skills serve former officer in roles as TV show host, CEO of water district
At first glance, the roles of police officer, TV show host, and water district CEO may seem disparate. Yet, they…
Sometimes it’s the little things that make a difference. In the Santa Ana Police Department’s Community First policy, random acts…
On any given day, the Records Unit at the Tustin Police Department, which is open 24/7, fields everything from routine…
Governor Gavin Newsom in September signed into law Senate Bill 2 (SB 2), a bill intended to increase accountability for…
The new year is a time for resolutions and promising to do better. And while most of this resolve centers…
On the second floor of the Bakersfield Police Department, one will find the office of the Community Relations Unit, where…
For the last month, 122 officers from Bakersfield Police Department hung up their razors and grew out their beards for…