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Coffee with a Cop leads Westminster man to law enforcement career
When Luis Arango came to work as an aide in the Westminster Police Department, law enforcement was battling a terrible…
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…
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…
On the corner of Ramona and Garfield Street, across from the Pasadena Police Department, 4-year-old Lucas stands outside an electric…