![Best of BTB: Starting this week we will unveil top stories from our archives](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/141118-Alexander-Memorial-01-SJG-702x457.jpg)
Best of BTB: Starting this week we will unveil top stories from our archives
0Behind the Badge launched 10 years ago on a simple notion: to tell the stories of the men and women who keep our communities safe. As we embark on an 11th year, beginning Tuesday, Sept. 2 we will regularly present top stories (of the nearly 6,000) we have produced over the years. We’ve covered detectives solving hundreds of crimes, some requiring 40 years to achieve justice. We’ve covered the recruitment crisis, the controversy over police using surplus military gear and the mental health and physical toll the job takes on so many of its professionals. K9s and their handlers? Yep,…
![La Habra efforts to help homeless neighbors finds success with ‘kinder, gentler’ approach](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/220727-LH-Collaborative-08-SJG-351x185.jpg)
*Editor’s Note: This story originally published in the Fall edition of the quarterly La Habra Life newsletter. While getting acquainted…
![Police agencies survive hot times in desert from Baker to Vegas](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/B2V-351x185.jpg)
The times are in, the antibiotic ointments have been applied, and the elastic bandages have been wrapped as the 36th…
![Law enforcement agencies compete in 36th Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/baker_vegas_01-351x185.jpg)
They have trained and pushed themselves. They are pumped up and primed to go. Starting at 8 a.m. Saturday and…
![La Habra Police Department opens its doors to the community](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/openhouse2-351x185.jpg)
The La Habra Police Department opened its doors to the public for its annual Open House on Oct. 23 and…