Behind the Badge
Roman: Let me get down on my knees and show you
There are times at crashes when people try to describe what happened by writing on paper or using their finger…
Browsing: Columns
Tustin PD sees closure on gang-related homicide
“You have nothing on me. I’ll do a couple years in county, it will be a hung jury, then I’ll…
Vargas: Use of Marijuana Initiative is a misguided idea that should go up in smoke
I guess with all the serious social problems facing California today there is one issue that is getting more attention…
Roman: She just didn’t believe us
A few months ago, I was at a crash where a woman in her 40s ran a red light and…
Roman: A car accident, a dog with pink-tinted hair and an explanation
The other night, I responded to a crash and found a car in the middle of the intersection with front-end…
Shelter gives youth in Huntington Beach a second chance with support of police
Editor’s note: Ronnetta Johnson is executive director of Community Service Programs With so many challenges facing youth today, it’s important…
Vargas: Thinking a lot about my father, the greatest cop I ever knew
Like many police officers, I became a cop because my father was one. Unlike many other police fathers, my dad…
BTBuzz: Police officer keeps prom promise to autistic teen
It’s not every day a teenage girl takes a police officer as a date to her senior prom, but Samantha…
Roman: a sign of the times for my beloved old call sign
If you’ve read my blog for a while, you know that my old call sign was 784. Depending on who’s on…
BTBuzz: San Jose PD mourns loss of of veteran motor officer killed in on-duty crash
The San Jose Police Department is mourning the loss of a motor officer killed in a an on-duty traffic crash…