By Jim Tortolano The stereotypes of police chiefs are often glum and dour. But Westminster’s new “top cop” is positively, well, positive. “I absolutely love the people the people I work with […]
A positively pleased new chief
Women escape kidnap tries
Police are searching for a man who allegedly attempted to kidnap two women in Westminster. According to the Westminster Police Department, the first incident took place around 6 p.m. on Dec. 8 […]
DUI alleged in fatal accident
One person was killed and three other people injured in an alleged drunk driving incident Sunday in Anaheim. According to the APD, a Nissan Murano went through a red light at the […]
Police battle “gypsy” scams
Police in Garden Grove and Westminster are working together – along with Orange County Auto Theft Task Force – to respond to a rash of robberies by “gypsy crews” who travel around […]
HB man guilty in 2017 murders
A Huntington Beach man was convicted on Wednesday of the 2017 murder of two women at a party in Westminster, and then setting a fire to cover his crimes. Christopher Ken Ireland, […]
Drug exposure closes park
The area around Sigler Park in Westminster was blocked off and evacuated after discovery of an incident of what’s suspected to be fentanyl exposure. According to the Westminster Police Department, officers were […]
Lenyi is new chief of police
The City of Westminster has announced Darin Lenyi as the chief of police. Lenyi comes to the Westminster Police Department with more than 33 years of full-time sworn law enforcement experience. He […]
WSD gets a $10 million check
But that amount is not all for them Recently, Westminster School District was presented with a check for $10 million from State Senator Tom Umberg on behalf of the California Department of Education. […]
E-cigs, cash taken from 7-11
He must have been a vaper. Early Tuesday morning an armed robbery was reported at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Westminster. According to the WPD the incident took place before 1:50 a.m. […]
Be careful at Magnolia/Hazard
Some areas and intersections in Westminster are the most common places for traffic accidents. According to the WPD, the top five are: Magnolia Street and Hazard Avenue Brookhurst Street and Bolsa Avenue […]
