Behind the Badge
2020 was a challenging year for everyone, including law enforcement
2020 will go down as one of the most challenging and significant years in American law enforcement history. Unlike 2001,…
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Bill would require college degree, minimum age of 25 for police officers in California
A bill introduced this past week would make it a mandatory qualification for police officers to be 25 years of…
What does it really mean to ‘defund the police?’
A few months ago, calls for police reform began to resonate across the country. Now, months later, protests continue with…
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…
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;…