By Jessica Peralta The Garden Grove Police Department is experiencing an influx of law enforcement talent. In the past year, the agency has hired 20 laterals (transfers from other police agencies), ranging […]
GGPD attracts cops from outside
GGPD captain flies off into sunset
By Greg Hardesty If Ben Stauffer is reading this, he may be fresh from a flight in one of his two private planes. Or maybe he’s getting around to reading this after […]
Getting the homeless out of the rain
By Jessica Peralta With the cold and rainy months upon us, the Westminster Police Department’s homeless liaison unit is out making sure the local homeless population knows about the services available. “We […]
Cops and code enforcers team up
By Jaimee Lynn Fletcher In a room full of people with guns on their hips and badges on their chests, Vicki Morgan was armed with only a clipboard. At first, it was […]
Shopping cops delight GG children
By Lou Ponsi “Code 3 down the aisles!” That was the declaration heard among a group of 16 Garden Grove police officers, each pushing a red shopping cart with a child at […]
Officers dance, serve for good cause
By Shawn Price More than $1,500 was raised by the Garden Grove Police Department at a special Tip-a-Cop charity fundraiser for the Special Olympics at Joe’s Crab Shack in Garden Grove on […]
WPD makes boy’s dream come true
By Jaimee Lynn Fletcher The 9-year-old had a simple and short birthday wish list: lunch with his friends and a trip to Toys R Us. Mateo Sanchez doesn’t know his friends by […]
Resort Services keeps hotels safe
By Jessica Peralta Members of the Garden Grove Police Department’s Resort Services Unit understand their responsibilities go far beyond basic police work. There’s a certain customer service element that goes along […]
GGPD detectives on call day or night
By Jessica Peralta Though the nine detectives who make up the Garden Grove Police Department’s Crimes Against Persons Unit have various assignments – homicide, robbery, sex crimes and domestic violence – their […]
WPD gets hairy for health awareness
By Jaimee Lynn Fletcher Twenty-four men with Westminster Police Department have put down the razors, or at least greatly altered the way they use one every day, to raise awareness for men’s […]
