Behind the Badge
Tustin PD runs Crime Impact operation, arrests seven
The probationer ran his fingertips over his tattoo-covered forearm. “See this shield?” he said, pointing…
Author cornerstone
PD’s partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of Garden Grove keeps at-risk kids on right path
The instructor goes over some common nicknames for marijuana. Buddha. Ganja. Mary Jane. She mentions…
Teen in critical condition after near-fatal drowning during pool party in Garden Grove
A 16-year-old boy remained in critical condition Monday after friends pulled him out of a…
Tustin Citizen’s Academy gives public an inside perspective on law enforcement
You’re a police officer. You’ve been briefed that businesses have been victims of copper wire…
Westminster PD’s latest quirky case: A robbery, an assault and the dognapping of a tiger-striped Chihuahua
Although a tiger can’t change its stripes, Chihuahuas apparently can. Especially when that Chihuahua happens…
Man, 22, fatally shot while partying in Anaheim; PD seeks help in finding suspect
A 22-year-old man died after being shot while partying in a commercial area of Anaheim…
Vargas: No one-finger salutes to police at this demonstration
I was in Eastvale this week covering a demonstration. If you’re unfamiliar with the City…
Fullerton cop relishes rarity of witnessing lifelong drug, alcohol addict clean up his act
He was down to 11 teeth, his body and mind a chemical wasteland, when the…
Roman: A brief chat with a homeless person illustrates the hellish grip of drug addiction
A few weeks ago I was driving through an intersection when I noticed a transient…
Vargas: Why deciding how to handle a naked lady eating tacos in a park isn’t an easy call
A few weeks ago, I was at a gathering with a number of police officers.…