Maybe they could form a chapter of Vehicle Thieves Anonymous. On Friday at 8:09 p.m., Sgt. Scott Gump of the Westminster Police Department spotted a stolen motorcycle parked on the 7000 block […]
It was a bad night for vehicle thieves
Man attacks WPD officers, is arrested
Two Westminster Police Department officers were attacked – and one injured – Friday morning in the Civic Center. According to the WPD, the incident occurred around 10 a.m. when officers were summoned […]
Police reach out to Viet communities
By Lou Ponsi Members of the Garden Grove and Westminster police departments partnered with several advocacy groups in an outreach event to educate the Vietnamese community on mental health issues and eliminate […]
Trash, pallets burn behind Walmart store
A spectacular fire behind the Walmart department store in Westminster Friday night attracted the attention of the Westminster Police Department and the Orange County Fire Authority. According to authorities, the blaze was […]
Westminster neighborhood is on watch
By Jaimee Lynn Fletcher The shadowy cartoon figure on signs posted to light poles throughout neighborhoods across Orange County is a symbol many know well. If you’re a criminal looking to target a […]
Dog’s help ends a high-speed chase
A high-speed chase from Westminster through Garden Grove to Santa Ana early Sunday morning concluded with the arrest of a 31-year-old suspect with a big hand, uh, paw, from a police dog. […]
Westminster pupils test scores up
Students in the Westminster School District are scoring well in the latest round of state standardized tests. In the recent California Assessment for Student Performance and Progress, 50 percent of WSD students […]
Woman, dog hit by pickup truck
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 […]
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 […]
