A Theo Lacy inmate arrested in Westminster died on Sunday
ORANGE, Ca. (April 19, 2022) – On Sunday, April 17, 2022, an inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange died at the hospital. The inmate was booked into…
A former Westminster Police civilian investigator only got community service after stealing from the department
Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com Nadia Arlett Alvarez Poblete, 26, of Huntington Beach, a former Westminster Police Department civilian investigator, accepted charges of making fraudulent requests for overtime pay…
Santa Ana man charged with hate crime for vandalizing a mosque in Westminster
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 40-year-old man has been charged with a hate crime and felony vandalism of a place of worship for using a gallon-sized paint can and paint…
The Westminster Police arrested a man and seized his coke, guns and cash
Westminster Police Department officers responded to Club Bleu regarding a report of a person brandishing a firearm in the parking lot on Sunday, March 28. The suspect fled the area…
A man with a shaved head is targeting female juveniles in west Orange County
On Monday, March 28, 2022, at approximately 8:20 AM, a 14-year-old female juvenile was walking to school in the area of Edwards Street and Humboldt Street when she was approached…
O.C. church volunteer arrested for sexual assault of a minor
SANTA ANA, Ca. (March 9, 2022): On Wednesday, March 2, members of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Detail arrested Terry Lyn Myers, 65, of Garden Grove, for felony…
Armed and dangerous gangbanger wanted for the murder of an Anaheim man
Anaheim homicide detectives have arrested one man and are searching for another in connection with the murder of a 23-year-old Anaheim man who was shot to death near his home…
Police are investigating the death of a man after a fight at a Westminster restaurant
WESTMINSTER, CA – On February 14, 2022, WPD detectives received notification from the Orange County Coroner’s Office reference a suspicious death that may have occurred almost two weeks prior at…
A homeless man was arrested after stabbing a man near the Stater Bros. in Westminster
Sang van Phan, a 47-year-old homeless man, apparently stabbed another homeless man several times in the back, head and neck outside of a Westminster supermarket early on Saturday morning. The…
Two stolen vehicle suspects were caught in Santa Ana after a police pursuit
OC Sheriff Deputies and Anaheim police officers pursued two suspects in a vehicle that was reported stolen into Santa Ana on Thursday evening. The pursuit ended near Glenwood Place and…
Gangbanger on probation arrested in Westminster while in possession of a gun and a meth pipe
A Westminster police officer conducted a traffic stop in the area of Goldenwest St. and Garden Grove Blvd. on Saturday night. The driver was discovered to be a convicted felon…
The Westminster police made a big drug bust after a car stop
A Westminster police officer conducted a car stop for CVC (California Vehicle Code) violations in the area of Bushard St. and Hazard Ave. on the evening of Jan. 22, at…
A naked man was arrested after he tried to break into a home in Westminster
What would you do if a naked man tried to break into your house in the early morning? This actually happened recently in Orange County when a naked man tried…
Former Westminster Police civilian investigator facing felony charges for fudging her timesheets
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A former civilian investigator for the Westminster Police Department has been charged with 15 felonies for lying on her timesheets and claiming to have worked hundreds…
Colorado woman arrested for the alleged hit and run killing of a Westminster man
Saleena Isabelle Carra, from Colorado, a 24-year-old woman, was arrested on suspicion of murder for what the Westminster Police Department has deemed was an intentional hit-and-run collision that killed Oscar…