Behind the Badge
Update: Fullerton PD finds gun believed to be used in officer-involved shooting Monday
Update: Fullerton Police officers located a gun Monday evening believed to have been used in Monday’s assault…
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Vargas: This proud mother of APD Jr. Cadet is grateful for more than her 11-year-old daughter
I recently attended the Anaheim Police Department Jr. Cadet academy graduation ceremony. As the current…
Not horsing around: Anaheim officers gallop over to CHOC to cheer up young patients
The posse of men and women in black hats ambled down the hospital hallway with…
Tustin PD gives community a behind-the-scenes look at the department
When Tustin’s K-9 is chasing a suspect or the SWAT team is called out to…
This senior volunteer for the Fullerton PD just can’t say no to donating lots of hours to agency
He’s going to get even. Not that the genteel man whose backyard in Fullerton includes…
Westminster police send victims of home burglary to Disneyland
For more than a year, the 17-year-old had been shoving money earned from babysitting and…
Anaheim PD’s junior cadets honored before several hundred at gala graduation ceremony
On Friday, June 12 I pulled into the parking structure of the Anaheim Convention Center.…
Garden Grove Police honor their fallen five at 28th annual ‘Call to Duty’ memorial service
The names of the five fallen officers were repeated 12 times by speakers during the…
Vargas: Cops aren’t paranoid, just hyper-vigilant — and here’s why they need to be
It’s been a scary week for police officers, both locally and across the country. In…
No. 18: Crips gang member shot in face reunites with Tustin PD officers who arrested him
Editor’s note: In honor of Behind the Badge OC’s one-year anniversary, we will be sharing…