Irvine, recently ranked the safest city of its size in America, notched another honor last week when one of its police officers was named international officer of the year by a renowned drug-abuse prevention organization.
Irvine Police Officer Alex Mendoza is the D.A.R.E.—or Drug Abuse Resistance Education—international officer of the year. Mendoza was cited for his help in educating grade-school students on drugs and crime prevention.
