Behind the Badge
Case of the year: Detective helps nab one of Tustin PD’s most wanted
The victim didn’t remember much. Tustin Police in November 2007 were called out to investigate…
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Former Fullerton youth soccer club treasurer stole nearly $175,000 from club, police say
A former treasurer of the Fullerton Rangers Youth Soccer Club has been arrested on suspicion…
Anaheim school volunteer recognized for strengthening ties between cops, residents
Growing up in Kailua, on the windward coast of Oahu, Peggy Kruse exudes all the…
Vargas: Boxer Jonathan Esquivel, a possible Olympian, had key help from APD program
Recently I got a chance to visit with Jonathan Esquivel. In December, he won the light…
Garden Grove PD seeks public’s help as it probes 7th gang-related shooting of the year
Garden Grove ended January with its seventh gang-related shooting of 2016, and police once again are…
Vargas: OC Sheriff’s Dept. deserves kudos for putting modern posse into full force
We’ve all seen the old westerns where the bank gets robbed and immediately the sheriff…
Meet the Fullerton PD’s two newest sworn hires — that’s right, ‘girl police officers’
When the two newest members of the Fullerton Police Department recently went out in public…
Here comes the rain again: Anaheim Fire, other agencies ready for swift-water rescues
Rain has arrived and more is forecast for Saturday night, Jan. 30, and Sunday, Jan. 31…
Checking in with Garden Grove cop whose haircut a year ago made international news
A year ago — Jan. 20, 2015, to be specific — Behind the Badge OC…
Active shooter ready: Westminster PD trains city staff, local teachers on being first-care providers
Fourteen minutes was the best-case scenario. When a husband-and-wife team of terrorists opened fire at…