Behind the Badge
New Westminster unit is busy CAGE-ing crooks
Sgt. Eddie Esqueda is not a trailblazing reformer by nature, but when he moved into Westminster Police Department’s Major Crimes…
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Westminster detective chases down car thieves with OC task force
Waylon Pettengill remembers hanging in his dad’s garage working on custom motorcycles. His dad put him on a Suzuki 80…
Baker to Vegas endurance run concludes with a flourish for rookie team
Santa Ana Police Detective Eva Lopez was nearly at a loss for words as she recovered from her early morning…
For dispatchers, handling emergency calls is their calling
A call comes in about an elderly man who is covered in blood walking along the sidewalk in an apparent…
Puppuccinos, a police K9, and the public at Westminster’s first Coffee with a K9 event
The Westminster Police Department on March 22 introduced its K9, Dragon, to the public at the department’s first ever Coffee…
Tustin celebrates 14 new hires and promotees
The Tustin Police Department goes above and beyond to include everyone in their promotion and badge pinning ceremonies. These ceremonies…
O.C. law enforcement agencies gear up for Baker to Vegas challenge
The Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup is one of the great true grit in athletic events in law enforcement, testing…
‘Detention’ work provides valuable first step for future Tustin police officers
Nathalie Martinez says she’s just “going up the ladder.” Jacob Jimenez said he is gaining life experience. Ian Garibay said…
Tustin Police Department tests applicants’ physical fortitude
The latest contingent of potential future recruits for the Tustin Police Department lined up for a romp through the Tustin…
Winter can go from wonderful to woeful for those unprepared
For hundreds of students who found themselves trapped at sleep-away science camps in the San Bernardino mountains as a rare…