A 14-year-old Fountain Valley High School student was arrested Monday afternoon when it was discovered she had brought a loaded handgun onto the Westminster High School campus. According to Sgt. Eddie Esqueda, […]
Girl with gun arrested at WHS
How to spend ARPA money
By Amir Ghani/Orange County Tribune A revised American Rescue Plan Act funding proposal will be reviewed at Wednesdays Westminster City Council meeting. Revisions made include less money towards a crime prevention program, […]
2 arrested for converter theft
Two suspects were arrested Thursday morning in Westminster for allegedly stealing catalytic converters from automobiles. According to Commander Kevin MacCormick of the WPD, officers responded to a report just before 7 a.m. […]
Police officer on campuses Ok’d
By Amir Ghani/Orange County Tribune One full-time police officer, known as a School Resource Officer (SRO), will be hired to serve Westminster public schools within the Garden Grove Unified School District for […]
Woman is fatally hit by truck
An elderly woman walking through a crosswalk in Westminster this morning (Monday) was struck by a truck and fatally injured. According to Sgt. Phuong Pham of the WPD, the incident took […]
Police officer for local schools
An agreement to provide a full-time police school resource officer for public schools in Westminster tops the agenda for Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. Before the council will be a […]
Hit-and-run driver is sought
The search is on for the driver of a vehicle that struck a pedestrian in Westminster Thursday night and fled the scene. According to Commander Kevin MacCormack of the WPD, police were […]
Council delays budget choice
By Amir Ghani/Orange County Tribune More time is being taken by the Westminster City Council to review and revise a budget created by the city staff that recommended the council use funds […]
$4m OK’d for navigation center
By Amir Ghani/Orange County Tribune Four million dollars to help purchase and operate a “navigation center” to address the homeless population was approved unanimously by the Westminster City Council Wednesday night. This […]
$250k damage in house fire
A middle-of-the-night fire did an estimated $250,000 in damage to a home in Westminster on Wednesday. According to the Orange County Fire Authority, the blaze was reported at 3:10 a.m. at a […]
