Behind the Badge
OCSD chaplain launches effort to develop plan for regional response to major events
About an hour after the deadly shootings at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino,…
Author cornerstone
Hard work pays off for Fullerton PD in case of serial burglar who targeted women
A Menifee man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for burglarizing homes in…
Investigation by FPD narcotics unit results in major drug bust, seizures of dope and cash
A three-week long investigation by the Fullerton Police Narcotics Unit culminated with the arrest of…
Golden West Criminal Justice Center graduates 20 new officers for SoCal agencies
As Orange County’s newest law enforcement officers stood at attention on their graduation day, Huntington…
Vargas: “Big Brother” a welcome addition to deter crime in local parks
Everywhere you go these days there are surveillance cameras. The mini-mart, ATM machine, parking structures…
The science of incarceration: How OCSD uses innovative jail programs to lower recidivism rates
In the end, convicts were sent off with whatever they came in with and well…
La Habra drug store, burglarized twice, may be target of multi-county crime ring
A La Habra drug store, burglarized twice in two weeks, may be part of a…
Cold case: Three generations of homicide detectives with one goal – justice
The three men gathered at Outback Steakhouse represent three generations of La Palma Police detectives.…
Vargas: It’s not easy to handcuff someone who doesn’t want to be arrested
On Friday, I saw a cell phone video apparently taken at San Diego State University showing…
New tablets for patrol officers in field proving to be hit at Garden Grove PD
Someone jacked six planter lights from a flowerbed in the front yard of a Garden…