By Jessica Peralta Sara Oyco and her husband, DJ, walked through Westminster Mall’s parking lot with their two young children, exploring the police, fire and city booths set up Aug. 1 […]
Night Out connects public safety to public
National Night Out connects cops to you
National Night Out, a celebration of community policing, will include events Tuesday in Garden Grove, Huntington Beach and Westminster. In Garden Grove, the event will take place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. […]
K9 Pako really puts the bite on crime
By Jessica Peralta Target in sights, Pako stood poised on the edge of the Newport Beach dock, raring to go. As soon as Westminster Police Officer Travis Hartman gave the command, the […]
Deputy police chief focuses on people
By Jessica Peralta Over his 28 years at the Westminster Police Department, Bill Collins has thought deeply about how he wants to be remembered when he leaves. “Chasing down criminals and putting […]
Fallen police officers are remembered
By Jessica Peralta Students from Westminster’s Westmont Elementary School submitted essays on why it’s important to remember fallen officers. Fourth-grader Allie Espinosa, fourth-grader Sherlin Clara and fifth-grader Jesse Garcia were selected […]
He talked a freeway jumper out of it
By Jessica Peralta Standing on the overpass above the San Diego (405) Freeway in Westminster, faced with the very real possibility of a man jumping to his death in front of him, […]
Car rally dispersed; Mendez tribute seen
Westminster police broke up an unauthorized car rally Tuesday night in and around Westminster Mall. A group, calling itself “Krispy Kreme Tuesdays Burbank,” drew a large number of automobiles to the center […]
Hearing is set in murder of girl, 12
A pre-trial hearing is set for Friday in the case of a Santa Ana man accused of the death of a 12-year-old girl while he was fleeing from police in Westminster. According […]
She paid it forward with a kidney
By Jessica Peralta There’s something about Dispatcher Leticia “Letty” Hernandez that inspires her to help. Before she was a dispatcher, she worked at a hospital. Then, looking for a change, she became […]
Turning 60 turned into a good time
Westminster became a city officially on March 27, 1957 and its 60th anniversary was celebrated a bit at the annual Spring Festival held on Saturday at the Civic Center. The event, held […]
