Behind the Badge
This week, we remember eight officers who died in the line of duty last year
This week is National Police Week. It’s a time when we as a country reflect on the sacrifice and service…
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Minneapolis bans officers from attending training that is ‘fear based’
Yesterday, Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis announced during his annual State of the City address he would no longer allow…
Officers in Stephon Clark case shot for a reason
It’s been over a month since Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert held a press conference regarding the March 18,…
What does it take to get hired as a police officer?
The hiring process to become a police officer is difficult and challenging. Few professions require as much testing just to…
Two of Anaheim’s finest share tales of police work in earlier decades
Chief Jimmie Kennedy and Captain Dick Gray both started their police careers in the late 1950s in Anaheim. In 1958,…
One of the most challenging jobs in law enforcement may not be what you think
One of many great things about the law enforcement profession is the variety of assignments from which you can choose:…
OC Sheriff Don Barnes talks about fentanyl, the “deadliest drug in the world”
In the 1980s, the United States began to see the beginnings of what would later become a nationwide epidemic of…
Actor Jussie Smollett may find serious consequences for portraying himself as victim of crime
The headlines have been all about actor Jussie Smollett being charged with disorderly conduct for filing a false police report.…
Why I submitted my DNA to a public and open database
On April 24, 2018, Joseph James DeAngelo was arrested and identified as the Golden State Killer, a serial killer, rapist…
The word ‘unarmed’ strikes impression of ‘not dangerous,’ but nothing could be further from the truth
Police officers respond to a call of a disturbed individual engaging in bizarre behavior. Officers arrive and observe a man…