Behind the Badge
Vargas: Law enforcement alone can’t solve homelessness
There is little doubt the issues regarding homelessness are on the rise. It doesn’t take much effort to look around…
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Roman: Remembering that rookie feeling
The other night I was working a patrol shift when I was sent on a call with a new cop.…
Vargas: Commercializing the sale of marijuana with Prop 64 will not make for safe, more livable communities
On Tuesday night, I attended a workshop in Anaheim to hear speakers discuss Proposition 64. The speakers were from the…
Vargas: ‘Throw-down gun’ theory in Charlotte shooting should be thrown out
The police shooting in Charlotte, North Carolina has ignited a secondary conversation centered around competing narratives. In the police narrative,…
Vargas: Mob in Fresno attacks CHP vehicle and posts ugly incident on social media
On Sunday, Sept. 25, a California Highway Patrol officer was on patrol in Fresno when he approached a crowd of…
Vargas: Heroism in New York lost amid a horrible week for police
The rioting in North Carolina. A police officer charged with manslaughter following a questionable shooting in Tulsa. We should be…
Vargas: It’s not easy to handcuff someone who doesn’t want to be arrested
On Friday, I saw a cell phone video apparently taken at San Diego State University showing two officers struggling to take…
Vargas: Graphic video shows deplorable verbal abuse of woman by her pimp
Before you continue reading this, take a few minutes to watch the above video. The uncensored video was provided by…
Vargas: Some kids have no chance in drug-addled households, as this photo shows
This past week, the East Liverpool Police Department in Ohio released graphic pictures on its Facebook page that have gone…
Vargas: Watch this video to see how officers have to make life-or-death decisions in a flash
Every day across the country, police officers have to make life-or-death decisions in a split second. But what if you…