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Baker to Vegas endurance run concludes with a flourish for rookie team
Santa Ana Police Detective Eva Lopez was nearly at a loss for words as she recovered from her early morning…
For dispatchers, handling emergency calls is their calling
A call comes in about an elderly man who is covered in blood walking along the sidewalk in an apparent…
Editor’s Note: This press release was published by the Tustin Police Department on July 22, 2021. On April 4, 2021…
Bakersfield Police Officers Anthony Flores and Charanjit Singh were on patrol when a call came in from dispatch requesting service…
Editor’s Note: This press release was originally published by the Tustin Police Department on July 20, 2021. On July 20,…
During his 36 years with the Santa Ana Police Department, including the past 30 as a gang investigator, Detective Jeff…
Stories about the sharp rise in violent crime seem to be on every news broadcast and posted across social media…
As Santa Ana Police Chief David Valentin chatted with a writer, a report came across his desk. His department had…