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Westminster police provide HOPE for the homeless
When the sun is blazing, their job becomes a little more difficult. “It’s really hot out today, so I don’t…
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Bicyclist fatally struck in Garden Grove; police conclude he was moving against red light
A 58-year-old man from Victorville was killed Tuesday morning in Garden Grove when police say a car struck him as…
Longtime Anaheim resident makes the grade in highly competitive job of police dispatcher
These are the kinds of phone calls she used to get: Why did I get charged a late fee? My…
No. 19: ‘It was a great moment,’ says police chief
Editor’s note: In honor of Behind the Badge OC’s one-year anniversary, we will be sharing the 30 most-read stories. This…
No. 20: Officer’s compassion on tragic call to Garden Grove home comes full circle
Editor’s note: In honor of Behind the Badge OC’s one-year anniversary, we will be sharing the 30 most-read stories. This…
No. 21: ‘Will to Survive’ training takes recruits through exhausting test of arrest control techniques
Editor’s note: In honor of Behind the Badge OC’s one-year anniversary, we will be sharing the 30 most-read stories. This…
This Austin is a powerful example of how Garden Grove PD’s ‘farm system’ works
In early May, while speaking to explorers at an awards gala, Garden Grove Police Chief Todd Elgin compared Major League…
No. 22: Meet Bill Collins, the Westminster Police officer who came back from the dead
Editor’s note: In honor of Behind the Badge OC’s one-year anniversary, we will be sharing the 30 most-read stories. This…
Fullerton PD on the lookout for ‘Big A Bandit,’ believe he will strike again
He’s hit up the same bank four times, prompting one of the clerks to say to him: “You again?” The…
No. 23: Fullerton PD begins tradition with inaugural ‘Walk of Honor’ for retired Sgt. Tak Kim
Editor’s note: In honor of Behind the Badge OC’s one-year anniversary, we will be sharing the 30 most-read stories. This story…