An investigation is under way into an incident Thursday morning when a woman in Westminster walking her dog was struck by a truck. According to published reports, the incident took place around […]
Woman, dog hit by pickup truck
Scam artists take aim at the elderly
An 84-year-old woman has lost at least $50,000 after she was targeted by phone scammers over several years, police said. Westminster Police Depart Officer Matt Edinger recently responded to a bank in […]
Police work is personal in Westminster
By Jaimee Lynn Fletcher Flipping through the hand-written list on a pad stacked among three piles of employee rosters, Westminster Interim Police Chief Roy Campos notes the number: 106. That’s the number […]
Speeding driver crashes car into wall
A motorist driving at an estimated 100 miles an hour crashed his vehicle into a cinder block wall early Friday morning in Westminster, but escaped with minor injuries. According to the WPD, […]
Missing Westminster man, 58, is sought
Westminster police are asking the public’s help in locating a man missing since Wednesday from an assisted living facility. Being sought is Earl Tilkens, 58, who is described as being a white […]
Two are killed, two hurt in shooting
Two people are dead and two others wounded in a shooting incident Saturday morning in Westminster. According to authorities, the incident took place around 12:30 a.m. in the 13900 block of Iowa […]
Homeless helped; school bond issue seen
About 70 members of the homeless community attended the first multi-agency Homeless Outreach Program on Saturday coordinated by the Garden Grove Police Department. The event was held in the parking lot of […]
Fight crime on National Night Out
National Night Out will be observed locally on Tuesday in Garden Grove, Huntington Beach and Westminster. The event is intended to educate the community about crime prevention in general, and Neighborhood Watch […]
