City Manager Marwan Youssef has appointed Roy Campos to serve as the interim chief for the Westminster Police Department. With over 44 years of law enforcement experience, Campos began his career as […]
Campos back as interim top cop
A day to read to the animals
Tuesday was National Reading Across America Day, and many local schools, libraries and even police departments got into the act. Jason Stouffer of the Westminster Police Department is the school resource officer […]
Police chief leaves; new CM hired?
There’s more changing of the guard coming in Westminster. The city will be losing its police chief and hiring a new city manager. On Monday, Mark Lauderback, chief of police since 2018, […]
Help is sought in assault case
Westminster police are asking the public’s help in gathering information about an assault that happened earlier this month at a restaurant and lounge. According to the WPD, the incident took place on […]
A busy weekend for police, fire
Public safety workers were busy this weekend in Garden Grove, Westminster and in nearby Santa Ana. On Saturday at 11 a.m., Westminster Police Department officers stopped a car for vehicle code violations. […]
Planners mull new nightclub
A proposal to establish a nightclub and banquet facility in the vicinity of the Civic Center goes before the Westminster Planning Commission when it meets on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The applicant, David […]
Murder attempt by homeless man?
An attack in Westminster on a homeless man – allegedly by another unsheltered person – sent one man to the hospital and another to jail. According to police, the incident took place […]
Four arrested for drugs, guns
Four persons, including adults and juveniles, were arrested Wednesday on drugs and gun possession charges at a motel in Westminster. According to the Westminster Police Department, detectives were investigating criminal activity in […]
Arrest in stabbing of HB woman
Huntington Beach police on Friday arrested a 34-year-old man on a charge of murdering his 25-year-old girlfriend. According to the HBPD, the body of the victim – Laura Sardinha – was found […]
She gets a different third degree
By Jessiac Peralta It was an unusual spring for graduates this year. But even without a public ceremony, when Faviola Nunez’s diploma arrived in the mail on July 13, the validation of […]
