A foot chase didn’t end well for a man fleeing from Westminster police. On April 28, WPD officers made a traffic stop for multiple violations in the area of Magnolia Street and […]
Suspect can’t out-run justice
‘Ghost gun’ seized from student
A boy attending La Quinta High School in Westminster was arrested on a variety of charges related to possession of a firearm. According to Commander Bill Drinnin of the WPD, the incident […]
Three-car crash takes a life
A three-car collision Tuesday morning took the life of a person in Westminster. According to Commander William Drinnin of the WPD, the incident took place in the area of Newland Street and […]
Trespass incident at McGarvin Intermediate School
A 35-year-old Midway City man was arrested on Wednesday on charges o Taken into custody was a man identified as Khang Hoang Luu. The incident began around 12:34 p., when police were […]
Student with firearm removed from Westminster High
A student at Westminster High School with a firearm was removed from the campus without incident on Wednesday. According to Commander Bill Drinnin of the WPD, a report of a pupil “seen […]
Suspect is arrested in child kidnap and molestation case
From a staff writer An 8-year-old child playing outside in Westminster with a friend was grabbed by a man who took her to another location where he allegedly molested her. That took […]
HB man held for ‘hate graffiti’
Westminster police have arrested a man for allegedly spray-painting graffiti – some of it anti-Semitic – on city walls and property. According to Commander Michael Harvey, Julio Cesar Lazo, 25, a Huntington […]
Same-day service from the WPD on recovering stolen cars
Same-day service is usually associated with dry cleaning, but the Westminster Police Department can do something similar. On Feb. 26 at 7:55 a.m. WPD officers were contacted by detectives who were following […]
Late night fatal pedestrian crash
A traffic collision between an automobile and a pedestrian last Tuesday night took the life of a person in Westminster. According to Commander William Drinnin of the WPD, police received a call […]
Three arrested in burglary try
Three persons were arrested last Friday in the middle of a burglary attempt in Westminster. According to the WPD, officers were dispatched in response to a burglary alarm at a business in […]
