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Violent Attacks on Police Officers Are Increasing

February 20, 2023
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Commentary Working as a police officer is dangerous. According to a report published by ISHN, a magazine dedicated to health and safety, “compared with the average job nationwide, based upon the workplace fatality rate,” working as a police officer is 4.1 times more dangerous. Police officers now have a workplace fatality rate “similar to maintenance…

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Huntington Beach Resident Found Dead in Death Valley After Running out of Gas

June 16, 2022
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An Orange County resident was found dead in Death Valley National Park June 14 after running out of gas and walking in the scorching heat, authorities said. Park visitors driving along State Route 190 stumbled upon the body of David Kelleher, 67, of Huntington Beach around 2 p.m. on Tuesday. Kelleher’s body was found just…

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Pedestrian Killed in Garden Grove Publicly Identified

March 22, 2021
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GARDEN GROVE—A man killed by a hit-and-run driver in Garden Grove was publicly identified March 22. Gaspar Hernandez, 30, was a resident of Orange, according to the Orange County coroner’s office. Officers dispatched at 3:30 a.m. March 21 to the area of Katella Avenue and Dino Street found the man down in the No. 3…

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Brea Police Investigate Traffic Fatality

January 18, 2021
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Police are investigating after a pedestrian in Brea was struck and killed by a vehicle early Jan. 18. The incident happened near Brea Boulevard and Lambert at 4:12 a.m., police said. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. Police are asking anyone with information to contact traffic investigator Josh Horn at 714-990-7640.