Behind the Badge
Vargas to mom who tackled tagger: ‘You are a hero’
This past weekend a mother of two decided she had enough when she encountered a disrespectful tagger in front of…
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Vargas: It takes courage to be a police officer
If you follow Behind the Badge you probably saw the story last week about two Fullerton Police officers running into…
Police honored for support of crime survivors
There wasn’t a dry eye in the house and how could there be? Four victims of violent crime came out…
Walters: Simple steps you can take to be safer
We all want to believe that police officers are out patrolling our neighborhoods and businesses around the clock to keep…
Vargas: HB police deserve a wave of kudos
Crowd management is almost as much art as it is science. Having been involved in many major events, including serving…
Vargas: Why I’ll be spending week with foster kids
This week, I’m off working as a volunteer counselor at a summer camp for foster children. I’ve done this before…
Police encourage residents to monitor their finances after forgery arrest
Police arrested a woman Friday on suspicion of mail and identity theft after she tried to cash an allegedly forged money order. Police were…
Military equipment can help make police and communities safer
Since 1995, the Defense Logistics Agency’s Law Enforcement Support Office (LESO) has been responsible for transferring excess Department of Defense…
Vargas: Why would police shut down a freeway?
If you were one of the thousands of motorists impacted by the shutdown of the 91 freeway on Monday night…
Walters: Misconduct complaints rare but heavily scrutinized
Civil rights activists emerged in the media after a video appeared online last week showing a California Highway Patrol officer…