Behind the Badge
Vargas: Protestors confront a Sacramento police officer on his wedding day
I previously wrote about the shooting of Stephon Clark in the city of Sacramento on March 18, 2018. The shooting…
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Vargas: Every officer brings a gun to a fistfight
Oxnard Police Officer Daniel Oncea ended up in a life or death struggle on July 29 with a suspect he…
Vargas: Three police officers killed by unarmed suspects in the past 30 days
Today, Fort Meyers Police Officer Adam Jobbers-Miller was laid to rest during a funeral attended by thousands of fellow police…
Vargas: LAPD officers’ split-second decision has tragic aftermath
The Trader Joe’s shooting in Los Angeles this week captivated the nation. Even President Donald Trump tweeted about it. An angry man…
Vargas: ‘Suicide by cop’ seems to be increasing as the rate of suicide rises in the United States
At least once a week it seems like there is a news headline about a person with pellet gun or replica…
Vargas: Gang members open fire on LAPD officers in dramatic in car camera video
Last week, the Los Angeles Police Department released car camera footage of a pursuit on May 20, 2018. Two officers…
Vargas: ‘If most cops are good then why are there so many videos of them being bad?’
Bill Maher did a segment on the Friday edition of Real Time with Bill Maher on what he felt are the…
Vargas: Officer criticized for shooting disturbed naked man who attacked him
Police departments across the United States have done a good job of instituting training on response to mentally ill people…
Vargas: Community activist, attorney left with egg on their faces after claims of sexual assault by state trooper proved false
Texas State troopers stopped Sherita Dixon-Cole on Sunday for allegedly driving while intoxicated. At the conclusion of their investigation, she…
Vargas: Fact that Golden Gate Killer was former cop is not lost on police officers
After nearly four decades on the run, the Golden State Killer/East Bay Rapist/Original Nightstalker/Diamond Knot Killer and possibly Visalia Ransacker…