Behind the Badge
Vargas: George Floyd killing undermines years of police efforts to build trust
The encounter is tough to watch. For nearly eight minutes, a Minneapolis police officer knelt on the neck of a…
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Talking About Suicide, PTSD and First Responders with Dr. Heather Williams
In recent years there has been significant public interest in the increasing suicide rate in the country. There was a…
Career prosecutor, retired FBI agent take listeners ‘behind the crime scene’ in new podcast
Gina Osborn is a retired FBI agent and a veteran of the U.S. Army, where she served as a counter-intelligence…
40 years ago, one of the most spectacular bank robberies in American history occurred in Norco, CA
On Friday May 9, 1980, four heavily armed gunmen entered the Security Pacific Bank in Norco, California. By chance a…
Young mother’s killer arrested 35 years later
One thing you can count on with cops is an ingrained sense of justice. Catching bad guys is what they…
‘Suicide by cop’ becomes more challenging as suicide rates rise
One of the big public health crises of recent years has been the increase in rates of suicide over the…
Officer by night and YouTuber by day, Stefanie Rose uses platform to educate the public and her 16.2K followers
Stefanie Rose was out running errands at Target when she unknowingly dropped her wallet. A man passing by found it;…
Behind the Body Cam: Driver assaults officer
On January 8, 2020, a Clovis, New Mexico police officer was on a car stop when she discovered the driver…
The threats are real: 47 officers were killed last year by gunfire
According to the Officer Down Memorial page, 47 police officers were killed in 2019 by gunfire. The first officer to…
Officer strips nude on dance floor embarrassing himself, his department, entire profession
Just about every law enforcement officer when going through training will at some point have to memorize the Law Enforcement…