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Representatives from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department weighed in on the San Clemente City Council’s decision to cut overtime and add more deputies to its roster. City Council was poised to keep the number of deputies as is and provide $800,000 in overtime to augment duties, but Council members decided otherwise on June 12 when they passed the 2018-2019 budget. Photo: Eric Heinz

Study Shows Cost of OCSD Services Increased 31% in 10 Years for San Clemente

By Eric Heinz Nearly two years after the city of San Clemente collaborated with Mission Viejo and 11 other cities for a study of the…

U.S. Border Patrol seizure of narcotics in 2017. Photo: Courtesy of U.S. Border Patrol

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Border Patrol Arrests Man with $350,000 in Meth at San Clemente Checkpoint

San Clemente Times U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a man Wednesday evening who had 149 packages of methamphetamine inside his SUV. The incident occurred about…

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Update: City Names Lt. Edward Manhart as Chief as Outgoing Captain Heads to Lead North Patrol

By Eric Heinz Update, 10:15 a.m., March 19 The city of San Clemente announced on Monday, March 18, that it has selected a new chief…

Chief of San Clemente Police Services Lt. Mike Peters discusses the city's crime stats from last few years during the city council meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 5. Photo: Eric Heinz

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Chief of Police Breaks Down City’s Crime Stats over Past Few Years

By Eric Heinz Lt. Mike Peters, chief of San Clemente Police Services, spoke about the city’s 2018 crime statistics compared to the past few years,…

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Letter: Lt. Peters, Stick to the Script

Ed Ward, San Clemente As reported in the San Clemente Times’ Feb. 14-20 edition, during a homeless update at the Feb. 5 San Clemente City…

San Clemente Police Services Chief Lt. Mike Peters speaks to the city council on Feb. 5 about problems that arise in trying address homeless issues. Photo: Eric Heinz

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Chief of Police: Social Media Posts Distort Facts, Suggest ‘Potentially Illegal’ Tactics

By Eric Heinz Lt. Mike Peters, the chief of San Clemente Police Services, was visibly irked by recent posts on social media regarding crime and…

Retired San Clemente Police Department officers, left to right, Barth Massey, Scott Vanover, Vern McGarry, Rich Corder, Tom Haight and Neil Murray. Photo: Courtesy of Richard Corder

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Officer Vern McGarry, 65, Remembered by Friends and Family, Honored Fellow Policeman

By Fred Swegles For 40 years, Vern McGarry faithfully placed flowers at the grave of the only San Clemente police officer ever killed in the…

A classroom at Concordia Elementary School was vandalized just before Thanksgiving. Photo: San Clemente Life/Facebook

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Public Aims to Aid Teacher Whose Classroom was Vandalized

By Eric Heinz The Tuesday prior to Thanksgiving, San Clemente Police Chief Lt. Mike Peters said the classroom of a Concordia Elementary School teacher was…

A maroon minivan apparently collided with a tree and other roadside fixtures on Monday, Dec. 10, on the 600 block of Camino de los Mares. Photo: Eric Heinz

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Update: Driver’s Medical Episode Causes Him to Crash Minivan into Tree Monday Afternoon on Camino de los Mares

By Eric Heinz The driver of a maroon minivan was having “medical problems” when he crashed into a tree about 1:15 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 10…

Miguel Angel Gonzales Patron. Photo: Courtesy of OCSD

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Man with Police ID from Mexico Arrested South of San Clememte with 50 Pounds of Meth

By Eric Heinz A man who identified himself as a police officer from Mexico was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 9, just south of San Clemente…

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San Clemente Police Chief Says Deputies are Investigating Possible Holy Fire Social Media Scam

By Eric Heinz San Clemente Police Services on Sunday, Sept. 9, said that they are looking into the details of a fraud case set up…

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Update: Police Arrest 20-Year-Old from San Clemente for Felony Vandalism, Misdemeanor Hate Crime

By Eric Heinz Symbols and monikers linked to anti-Semitism were found spray-painted early Sunday morning, Aug. 19, on several buildings of the Shorecliffs Middle School…

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Update: Suspect in Stabbing of Three Marines in San Clemente Pleads ‘Not Guilty’

Article updated at 10:45 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 10 By Eric Heinz At about 1 a.m. on Saturday morning, Aug. 4, three members of the…

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City Council Corner: Public Safety Must Be Top Priority for City Officials

By Mayor Pro Tem Chris Hamm As you are aware, public safety has been my number one priority over the past six years. Thankfully, with…

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City Council to Cut Funds to Add More Sheriff’s Deputies

By Eric Heinz Despite voicing a preliminary decision to keep San Clemente Police Services overtime pay the same as years past, the City Council voted…

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Study Shows Cost of OCSD Services Increased 31% in 10 Years for San Clemente

Border Patrol Arrests Man with $350,000 in Meth at San Clemente Checkpoint

Update: City Names Lt. Edward Manhart as Chief as Outgoing Captain Heads to Lead North Patrol

Chief of Police Breaks Down City’s Crime Stats over Past Few Years

Officer Vern McGarry, 65, Remembered by Friends and Family, Honored Fellow Policeman

Public Aims to Aid Teacher Whose Classroom was Vandalized

Update: Driver’s Medical Episode Causes Him to Crash Minivan into Tree Monday Afternoon on Camino de los Mares

Man with Police ID from Mexico Arrested South of San Clememte with 50 Pounds of Meth

San Clemente Police Chief Says Deputies are Investigating Possible Holy Fire Social Media Scam

Update: Police Arrest 20-Year-Old from San Clemente for Felony Vandalism, Misdemeanor Hate Crime

Update: Suspect in Stabbing of Three Marines in San Clemente Pleads ‘Not Guilty’

City Council Corner: Public Safety Must Be Top Priority for City Officials

City Council to Cut Funds to Add More Sheriff’s Deputies

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