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Police bicyclists hit road for 11th annual memorial ride from Sacramento to OC
On Saturday, May 20, about 24 riders from the Westminster Police Department began their caravan north for the 11th annual…
Westminster police commemorate former officers lost to suicide
Ever since former Westminster policemen Sgt. Tom Richard and Officer Ken Pate died from self-inflicted injuries 10 and 11 years…
When Julie Mueller started working for the Westminster Police Department, she hadn’t planned to work in law enforcement. That was…
Animals don’t take a vacation or holiday. While the COVID-19 pandemic has kept most in their homes, Animal Control units’…
The Santa Ana Police Department is working on a far-reaching new initiative to address illegal street racing, an activity known…
When then-Placentia Police Officer Sarah Shirvany pulled up to the intersection at Orangethorpe and Miller on February 2, 2008, the…
Westminster Animal Control Officer Crystal Sheldon has been working with animals for the last 20 years. “I love helping animals,”…
It was an unusual spring for graduates this year. But even without a public ceremony, when Faviola Nunez’s diploma arrived…