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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…
With social distancing in place the last year, the hallways at Bakersfield Police Department’s Police Activities League (PAL) Center have…
The Tustin Police Department is expanding its footprint on the southern edge of the city with a new office that…
Thanks to technology that might only be fully appreciated during a pandemic, life at the Tustin Police Department has gotten…
In a recent National Institute of Justice Journal publication, a case was made for investing more in cold case investigations…
Breaking the cycle of family violence is daunting and difficult, especially for children. The Orange County Family Justice Center (OCFJC)…
Jehvan Crompton, a local 14-year-old boy, was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia after he went to the hospital…