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Dispatcher discovers her dream job at Bakersfield PD
When describing the personality of Brandy Watts, the word “enthusiastic” immediately comes to mind, especially when the police dispatcher is…
Behind the Badge takes three first-place OC Press Club awards
As the Olympic Games were getting underway in Tokyo, Japan, Behind the Badge was bringing home the gold in the…
Editor’s Note: This press release was published by the Tustin Police Department on July 22, 2021. On April 4, 2021…
Bakersfield Police Officers Anthony Flores and Charanjit Singh were on patrol when a call came in from dispatch requesting service…
Editor’s Note: This press release was originally published by the Tustin Police Department on July 20, 2021. On July 20,…
During his 36 years with the Santa Ana Police Department, including the past 30 as a gang investigator, Detective Jeff…
Stories about the sharp rise in violent crime seem to be on every news broadcast and posted across social media…
As Santa Ana Police Chief David Valentin chatted with a writer, a report came across his desk. His department had…