Fire Capt. Corey Larson of the Orange County Fire Authority was named Firefighter of the Year on Thursday, Nov 17, while Deputy Zachary Heitmann of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department was awarded the Deputy of the Year.
With the continuing rise in popularity of e-bikes, scooters and similar modes of transportation, safety concerns were at the forefront of a conversation during the San Clemente City Council meeting on Tuesday evening, Sept. 20.
Following a recent shooting at Max Berg Plaza Park that left one man with a minor head injury, city officials are working with Police Services to address some critical needs to protect residents in the surrounding area, such as the installation of cameras and upgraded lights. The City Council is also set to consider a proposal to finance an additional deputy sheriff.
As the current fiscal year draws to a close, councilors met last week to adopt the city’s Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget, and renew the roughly $18.69 million contract for police services with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s body-worn camera program that’s intended to aid deputy sheriffs and capture their interactions with the public is expected to be fully deployed, as the Dana Point Police Services became the last patrol station to get its cameras online.
After a hiatus because of the pandemic’s impact, the city’s volunteer force of retirees assigned to assist the town’s deputy sheriffs—a longstanding initiative known as RSVP—has returned and is looking for new volunteers.
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