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SAPD helps prepare prospective recruits for physical agility exams
For the nearly 50 women who rose early to test their stamina on a cloudy, cold Saturday morning, it was…
Tustin sergeant helps mold new generations of officers
The TV police comedy-drama “CHiPs” first sparked Sgt. John Hedges’ interest in law enforcement when he was just a boy.…
Sixty-pound, 9-year-old Dutch shepherd Clyde became Santa Ana Police Officer Ryan Shifflett’s partner five years ago. And now, after 14…
At 85 pounds, Santa Ana Police Department K9 and Belgian Malinois Kuno evokes a very specific image: Marmaduke. “That’s what…
Sandy Kim was not long out of college when she came across an Anaheim police officer who was taking a…
It was a dispatch call the Bakersfield Police Department’s K-9 unit had received before. On Tuesday, April 27th a vehicle…
The Santa Ana Police Department celebrated its finest personnel Wednesday in a special ceremony at Eddie West Field. A total…
While some calls for service are seemingly routine (a car stop, a domestic dispute, a loud party) in the world…