Behind the Badge
Roman: ‘People shouldn’t die on you like this’
Editor’s Note: John Roman is a traffic officer for an Orange County police agency who recently launched a blog, Badge…
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Von Luft: Daily stress of policing takes a toll
Unfortunately, there are hidden costs that police officers pay because of their jobs. These costs can be to their physical…
Fire chief: Time to evolve is now
Anaheim Fire Chief Randy Bruegman believes that now is the time to innovate, embrace change and begin to reengineer emergency…
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…
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…