By Jim Tortolano Apartments and condos at the mall. A downtown that stretches from the freeway to the city’s busiest street. More parks and improved landscaping of streets. That’s the vision of […]
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Scam artists take aim at the elderly
An 84-year-old woman has lost at least $50,000 after she was targeted by phone scammers over several years, police said. Westminster Police Depart Officer Matt Edinger recently responded to a bank in […]
Police work is personal in Westminster
By Jaimee Lynn Fletcher Flipping through the hand-written list on a pad stacked among three piles of employee rosters, Westminster Interim Police Chief Roy Campos notes the number: 106. That’s the number […]
Trimmed Westminster budget OKd
By Jim Tortolano After slashing another $174,000 in spending, the Westminster City Council approved the city budget Wednesday night on a 4-1 vote, with Councilman Tyler Diep casting the dissenting vote. Approval […]
Speeding driver crashes car into wall
A motorist driving at an estimated 100 miles an hour crashed his vehicle into a cinder block wall early Friday morning in Westminster, but escaped with minor injuries. According to the WPD, […]
Missing Westminster man, 58, is sought
Westminster police are asking the public’s help in locating a man missing since Wednesday from an assisted living facility. Being sought is Earl Tilkens, 58, who is described as being a white […]
Budget decision pushed to Aug. 24
Wednesday’s scheduled meeting of the Westminster City Council has been cancelled, further pushing back a decision on the city budget. According to Amanda Jensen, city clerk, the meeting was cancelled because Councilmember […]
Two are killed, two hurt in shooting
Two people are dead and two others wounded in a shooting incident Saturday morning in Westminster. According to authorities, the incident took place around 12:30 a.m. in the 13900 block of Iowa […]
Police catch burg suspects in the act
Westminster police scored a couple of arrests of burglary suspects caught in the act. According to the WPD, the first incident occurred on Tuesday around 11:45 a.m. when two officers responded to […]
Budget decision is delayed to Aug. 10
By Jim Tortolano Balking at a proposed budget that calls for taking $8.7 million from reserves to be balanced, the Westminster City Council decided Wednesday night to push a decision back to […]
