Behind the Badge
The homicide rate continues to rise, but what can the police do?
Stories about the sharp rise in violent crime seem to be on every news broadcast…
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‘Operation Community First’ results: gun seizures up, homicides down
As Santa Ana Police Chief David Valentin chatted with a writer, a report came across…
Sen. Josh Newman secures continued funding to expand North Orange County Public Safety Task Force
State Sen. Josh Newman led an effort to secure $7.8 million to sustain and expand…
Bakersfield PD steps up community outreach with summertime events
It has been more than year since Community Relations Specialists Janeth Jimenez and Edwina Tripp…
Homegrown commander leads the charge to solve cold cases at Santa Ana Police Department
Unsolved and cold-case murders are among the worst police come across. Without a killer caught,…
A day they’ll never forget: Bakersfield Police Department helps orchestrate memorable proposal
Lieutenant Ryan Kroeker got a call from Bakersfield Police Department’s Community Relations Department with an unusual…
Westminster honors police department’s excellent work with two-year awards ceremony
The Westminster Police Department presented two years of awards to the department’s best and brightest…
A family who polices together, stays together at Bakersfield Police Department
Brent Stratton grew up knowing two things for certain. His dad Bob was a detective…
Bakersfield police officer finds community with biking and running in Kern County
In 2006 Ramon Chavez moved to Bakersfield from San Bernardino and wasn’t quite sure what…
Father’s legacy lives on through son at Tustin Police Department
Tustin Police Officer Glenn Hollingshead is the fourth of his name. But at the Tustin…