Westminster police were able to recover a stolen vehicle on June 23 but not items stolen from the victim’s garage. According to the WPD, police received a vehicle theft report and also […]
Stolen auto recovered by WPD
New WSD budget is approved
A budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal year was approved last week by the Westminster School District Board of Trustees. The board voted 4-0 (Tina Gustin-Gurney was absent) on June 24 in favor […]
Quang Tri plans are paused
Plans to build a monument to commemorate a battle in the Vietnam War to be placed in Sid Goldstein Freedom Park were “put on hold” by a vote of the Westminster City […]
Whole new path across town
The Tribune reported recently about the Orange County Transportation Authority’s plan to extend the existing Medal of Honor Garden Grove Bike/Pedestrian Path along the old Pacific Electric right-of-way to link up with […]
Rainbow flag display is rejected
A proposal to begin flying the “rainbow” flag of the LGBTQ community on city property during the “Pride Month” of June was voted down at Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. […]
Council agenda policy reversed
By Jim Tortolano The policy change that helped spark an expensive and emotional recall campaign in Westminster last year was reversed at Wednesday’s meeting of the city council. On a 3-2 vote, […]
Parking lot heist is foiled
An alert Westminster police officer is credited with foiling an attempt to steal a catalytic converter from a parked automobile on Saturday. According to the WPD, the officer was driving through Westminster […]
Bomb threat used in bank robbery
A bomb threat was used to hold up a bank Monday afternoon in Westminster. According to the WPD, the incident took place around 2:30 p.m. at the Chase Bank at 15512 Brookhurst […]
Budget, “virtual” teacher to board
Approval of the 2021-2022 budget and the creation of a new teaching classification top the agenda for Thursday’s meeting of the Westminster School District Board of Trustees. Total expenditures for the new […]
Multi-car crash takes man’s life
A multi-car crash in Westminster took the life of a Santa Ana man early Saturday morning. According to police, the incident took place around 2:30 a.m. in the area of Newhope Street […]
