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,…
On the corner of Ramona and Garfield Street, across from the Pasadena Police Department, 4-year-old Lucas stands outside an electric…
Behind the Badge added six awards to its trophy case for photography, writing and podcasting at the Orange County Press…
This July, McGruff the Crime Dog turned 40, and that’s not in dog years. It was in 1980 that he…
While the COVID-19 pandemic canceled most 4th of July gatherings – from barbecues to pool parties and neighborhood parades — police…