By Jaimee Lynn Fletcher Stable and steadfast. Finding calm in the proverbial storm is important to Westminster Police Department’s Tim Vu. When his family fled a war-torn country, they encountered literal rough […]
From refugee to WPD deputy chief
Tip-A-Cop benefits Special Olympics
By Greg Hardesty Leslie Collier and her family drove 90 minutes from Rancho Santa Margarita to Garden Grove last Thursday (traffic was bad) to enjoy dinner at Red Robin, usually something they […]
GGPD is accredited once again
By Greg Hardesty The gold standard in law enforcement. Once again, the Garden Grove PD has earned that status after passing a rigorous examination to become re-accredited by the Commission on Accreditation […]
Zero tolerance for distracted driving
By Lou Ponsi In an effort to save lives, the Garden Grove Police Department is taking a zero-tolerance approach to distracted driving, jaywalking and bicyclists disobeying traffic laws. Members of GGPD’s Accident Reduction […]
Police reach out to Viet communities
By Lou Ponsi Members of the Garden Grove and Westminster police departments partnered with several advocacy groups in an outreach event to educate the Vietnamese community on mental health issues and eliminate […]
Westminster neighborhood is on watch
By Jaimee Lynn Fletcher The shadowy cartoon figure on signs posted to light poles throughout neighborhoods across Orange County is a symbol many know well. If you’re a criminal looking to target a […]
Tablets putting more GG cops on street
By Greg Hardesty Someone jacked six planter lights from a flowerbed in the front yard of a Garden Grove home. The 911 call wasn’t exactly fodder for headline news, but a crime had […]
Police grads move to “greatest job ever”
By Jaimee Lynn Fletcher As Orange County’s newest law enforcement officers stood at attention on their graduation day, Huntington Beach Police Chief Robert Handy didn’t wish them luck. Luck, Handy said, isn’t […]
Westminster stabbing suspect held
By Jaimee Lynn Fletcher Westminster police on Wednesday arrested a man suspected of robbing a 64-year-old woman, stabbing her multiple times, then attempting to evade police by running across the San Diego […]
Combatting hate with “I AM” project
By Greg Hardesty It all started with a conversation with my mom about hate in the world. The 9-year-old girl began her speech with these words while standing atop a table in […]
