The annual National Night Out event in Garden Grove took on a different look on Tuesday due to the coronavirus pandemic. It was virtually commemorated with a video produced by the city’s […]
Night Out, trash and more trees
Progressive policing a goal of PD
By Jim Tortolano On our television sets and computer screens we’ve watched – more than once – cell phone video of a law enforcement officer beating, abusing or, in one especially notorious […]
City statement on protests, justice
The following statement was issued Monday by the City of Garden Grove: As cities across the nation, including a handful in Orange County, deal with mass protests following the controversial death of […]
Violent crime rising, says police chief
Since the coronavirus pandemic led to restrictions and closings in April, many categories of crime in Garden Grove have risen sharply. In a presentation Tuesday night to the City Council, Police Chief […]
Coronavirus means big financial drain
By Jim Tortolano The coronavirus pandemic may not last more than a few more months but the economic impact could go on for years. That was a large part of the presentation […]
We now return you to your normal life ….
Residents of Garden Grove might be forgiven some jitters after the run of murders that took place in and around the city the last weeks. Crazed people with machetes and drug sellers […]
“Fallen Five” a core of GGPD’s history
By Jim Tortolano The 32nd Annual “Call to Duty” Memorial honoring the five Garden Grove Police Department officers killed in the line of duty touched strongly on the history of the department, […]
“Thin Blue Line” honored at memorial
This year’s Call to Duty Police Memorial, honoring Garden Grove’s Fallen Five—the officers Garden Grove has lost in the line of duty — is themed after ‘The Thin Blue Line,’ symbolic of […]
Tom DaRe is the new chief of police
Garden Grove City Manager Scott Stiles has named Captain Tom DaRé as the City’s new Chief of Police. DaRé (pronounced Daray) is a Garden Grove native and a 29-year veteran of the […]
Three are arrested in an armed robbery
Three youths were arrested Tuesday evening near Morningside School in Garden Grove on charges of the armed robbery of a man, according to police. The incident occurred around 7:40 p.m. near the […]
