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Case of the year: Detective helps nab one of Tustin PD’s most wanted
The victim didn’t remember much. Tustin Police in November 2007 were called out to investigate the report of a sexual…
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Former Fullerton youth soccer club treasurer stole nearly $175,000 from club, police say
A former treasurer of the Fullerton Rangers Youth Soccer Club has been arrested on suspicion of embezzling more than $174,000…
Anaheim school volunteer recognized for strengthening ties between cops, residents
Growing up in Kailua, on the windward coast of Oahu, Peggy Kruse exudes all the warmth and happiness and laid-back…
Vargas: Boxer Jonathan Esquivel, a possible Olympian, had key help from APD program
Recently I got a chance to visit with Jonathan Esquivel. In December, he won the light heavyweight division at the Olympic…
Garden Grove PD seeks public’s help as it probes 7th gang-related shooting of the year
Garden Grove ended January with its seventh gang-related shooting of 2016, and police once again are reaching out to the public…
Meet the Fullerton PD’s two newest sworn hires — that’s right, ‘girl police officers’
When the two newest members of the Fullerton Police Department recently went out in public for the first time in…
Here comes the rain again: Anaheim Fire, other agencies ready for swift-water rescues
Rain has arrived and more is forecast for Saturday night, Jan. 30, and Sunday, Jan. 31 — not an El Niño event,…
Checking in with Garden Grove cop whose haircut a year ago made international news
A year ago — Jan. 20, 2015, to be specific — Behind the Badge OC featured a story about a…
Active shooter ready: Westminster PD trains city staff, local teachers on being first-care providers
Fourteen minutes was the best-case scenario. When a husband-and-wife team of terrorists opened fire at a holiday party in the…
Anaheim PD’s Wellness Director Kari Throop has finger on pulse of law enforcement health
June 28, 2013 was an important day in Lt. Rich LaRochelle’s life. At over 300 pounds, it was the day…