Behind the Badge
Vargas: Publicly identifying criminal street gangs now makes sense, and here’s why
On Nov. 11, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, Santa Ana Police Department, Tustin Police…
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Things get hairy at Westminster PD in the name of men’s health
Twenty-four men with Westminster Police Department have put down the razors, or at least greatly…
Tustin officer sends homeless man cross-country for chance at a new start
When Brian Parrott was at a loss for what to do, he called the Tustin…
Vargas: Rant against cops goes viral, but patient response of officers speaks louder
On Nov. 11, the owners of Brewhemia coffee shop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, asked 65-year-old Melyssa Jo…
Garden Grove PD crosswalk operation results in 70 citations in two hours
“Life in the Fast Lane.” Sadly, that Eagles’ hit continues to be the soundtrack that…
BTBuzz: Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Deputy Dennis Wallace, 53, ‘executed’ while on patrol
Around 8:24 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, in Stanislaus County, Deputy Dennis Wallace entered the Fox…
After 33 years at the Fullerton PD, retiring Chief Dan Hughes gets an epic sendoff
The Fullerton Police Department honors retiring officers with a ritual known as the “Walk of…
This Veterans Day, Tustin PD honors 22 employees who served in armed forces
They traded one uniform for another — first pledging service to their country, then to…
OCSD and OneLegacy honor families and lost loved ones who gave the gift of life
Lying in a hospital bed, straining to take even one breath, Mike Adams was certain…
Duo connected with online escort agency arrested for human trafficking of a minor
An intensive investigation by the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force (OCHTTF) has led to…