The annual employee awards banquet of the Westminster Police Department was held last week at the Rose Center in Westminster. Every year the police chief, command staff and Westminster Police Officer’s Association […]
WPD honors top employees
Keep safe with safety events
The 40th “National Night Out” is coming to the West Orange County area on Tuesday, Aug. 1 from 5-8 p.m., with some area cities offering live demonstrations, giveaways and a chance to […]
“Be Well”: mobile mental health
The Westminster Police Department’s partnership with Be-Well OC is now underway. The city council of Westminster has approved establishment of Mobile Response Team to provide community mental health and wellness in the […]
Drive-by shooting wounds one
A drive-by shooting Thursday night in Westminster sent a teenager to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the wrist. According to WPD Commander Kevin MacCormick, the incident took place in the […]
Arrest is made in traffic fatal
A suspect was arrested Thursday in connection with a fatal traffic accident in Westminster in December 2022. According to Commander Kevin MacCormick of the WPD, Jayson Raymond Otto, 19, of La Palma […]
Crash kills motorcyclist, 29
A 29-year old motorcyclist from Anaheim was fatally injured Friday afternoon in Westminster. According to Commander Kevin MacCormick of the WPD, officers responded to a report of a traffic collision in the […]
WPD helps catch suspects
Westminster police assisted in the apprehension of three suspects fleeing from a robbery in Tustin on Tuesday. According to reports from both the WPD and the Tustin Police Department, the incident began […]
WPD’s new crime-fighting team
By Greg Mellen/Behind the Badge Sgt. Eddie Esqueda is not a trailblazing reformer by nature, but when he moved into Westminster Police Department’s Major Crimes unit and saw how enforcement could be improved, […]
Police officers for WSD schools
The establishment of a school resource officer program with a full-time police officer goes before the Westminster School District Board of Trustees when it meets on Thursday. Under consideration is an agreement […]
Be wary of “cop” scammers
What with so much robocalling and sophisticated computer manipulation of images and sounds, most of us are able to hit the “disconnect” button when an obviously fake message comes on your phone […]
