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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…
Tustin police escorted about half of Benjamin Beswick Elementary’s 400 students to class on October 6. It was a day…
Last year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, families faced a year “without Halloween.” Trick or treating was cancelled…
While serving in the Army, Edmond Jackson lived in Iraq for a year and found contentment being a part of…
Police Services Officer Marcella Sanbrano has been a trailblazer and trendsetter for the entire non-sworn officer branch at the Tustin…
When Robert Rodriguez entered policing, he had no aspirations to move into command. He aspired to be a sergeant, the…
Editor’s Note: This press release was published by the City of Westminster on Oct. 5, 2021. WESTMINSTER, Calif. – The…