After several evaluations, the Westminster City Council voted on Wednesday night to select a new city attorney. On a 5-0 vote in closed session, the council voted to find a replacement for […]
City attorney will be replaced
Car (with gun) stolen; 2 held
Today’s public safety tip. If you own a firearm, don’t leave it in your car. On Friday at 8:50 p.m. Westminster Police Department officers were patrolling in the area of Nancy Lee […]
Peace or anger on Wednesday?
Will there be peace at 8200 Westminster Boulevard on Wednesday night? That will be when the Westminster City Council meets for the first time since Councilmember Amy Phan West (District 1) was […]
Car stops yielding arrests
Criminal genius’ are largely fictional. In two incidents earlier this week, suspects were arrested in Westminster after calling attention to themselves through vehicle code violations. According to the WPD, on Thursday at […]
Fast firefighters to the rescue
When residents of a home on Chestnut Street in Westminster heard cracking noise in their attic and smelled smoke Monday morning, they evacuated the house and quickly called 9-1-1. They didn’t have […]
Trim seven council meetings?
If you’re a follower of often-contentious meetings of the Westminster City Council, there may soon be fewer of these sessions to enjoy … or deplore. At its meeting on Wednesday the council […]
Coach arrested on sex charge
A Westminster resident who was coach of a girls’ basketball team at Santa Ana High School has been arrested on charges of sexual assault against a female student. According to the SAPD, […]
‘Civility’ ordinance passed
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune An ordinance establishing standards for decorum and civility from the mayor and city council was approved by the Westminster City Council on Wednesday night on a 3-1 […]
‘Decorum’ ordinance to council
The second and final reading of an ordinance to establish enforceable “rules of decorum and civility” for the mayor and members of the city council” goes before the Westminster City Council when […]
Suspects are sought in ‘targeted’ shooting
Two suspects are at large in a “targeted” shooting incident in Westminster in which a victim suffered two gunshot wounds. According to Commander Andy Stowers of the WPD, the incident took place […]
