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Chaplain Shelly Pinomaki survived trauma to help others in crisis
Shelly Pinomaki is nothing if not a survivor. Recently named 2023’s San Diego Sheriff’s Department Outstanding Volunteer, Pinomaki has suffered…
Rise in school shootings met with new strategies and tactics to increase school safety
For several years now, there has been rising concern about the mental health of school-aged children. Increasingly, we are seeing…
It’s been a violent August for police officers in the State of California and across the country. This trend does…
Four officers from the Santa Ana Police Department were honored this month by Fairhaven Memorial Park & Mortuary for their…
The City of Tustin has hosted the Annual Tustin Street Fair and Chili Cook-Off for 37 years, and the Tustin…
Earthquakes, floods, power outages, heat waves, and storms are among the disasters that require a coordinated and rapid response from…
From the K9 unit to the Mounted Unit, from SWAT to Dispatch, from Motor to Patrol, the Santa Ana Police…
Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat keeps these peace officers from their appointed annual rounds. A contingent of officers from…