WESTMINSTER (AP) – An Orange County woman was charged this week with drowning her 9-year-old daughter in a bathtub where her decomposing body was found days later, prosecutors said. Khadiyjah Pendergraph, 32, […]
9-year-old girl was drowned
Woman held in girl’s death
Police have arrested a woman accused of the murder of her 9-year-old child in Westminster. According to the WPD, Khadiyjah Pendergraph, 32, is being held in the death of her daughter. Westminster […]
Social worker to SWAT officer
By Greg Mellen/Behind the Badge Westminster Police Department Detective Marcela Lopez approaches policing from a couple of different perspectives: first, as a woman, and second, as a person who came to police […]
Pedestrian hit by automobile
An elderly Westminster woman has been hospitalized with serious but non-life threatening injuries after being hit by a motor vehicle Tuesday evening in Westminster. According to Commander Kevin MacCormick of the WPD, […]
False report locks down LQHS
A false report of a “student with a gun” led to a lockdown and search at La Quinta High School in Westminster on Monday morning. According to the Westminster Police Department, officers […]
Woman sought in fatal stabbing
A murder warrant has been issued for a Mission Viejo woman wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of a man in Westminster. According to Commander Kevin MacCormick of the WPD, being […]
911 call foils home invasion
A daring home invasion in Westminster was broken up by a whispered 911 call to police. According to Sgt. Eddie Esqueda of the WPD, one person was arrested and another three are […]
76-year-old man is ‘critical’
A 76-year-old Australian man is in critical condition after a three-vehicle collision in Westminster Monday afternoon. According to Commander Kevin McCormick of the WPD, the incident took place in the area of […]
DUI checkpoint set on Friday
Westminster Police Department will conduct a Driver License and DUI Checkpoint Friday, Sept 1 from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2 at Westminster Boulevard and All American Way as part […]
Motorcyclist dies in crash
The collision of a motorcycle with an automobile on Wednesday afternoon in Westminster resulted in the death of a 27-year- Garden Grove man. According to Commander Kevin MacCormick of the WPD, the […]
