Behind the Badge
Here are the top 7 stories of the week
A profile of a Huntington Beach police officer who is fluent in American Sign Language topped our list of the…
Browsing: News & Features
Huntington Beach Police educates public on use of force dynamics
Law enforcement officers often handle life-threatening situations with split-second decisions. In a quarter of a second, a suspect can pull…
New Garden Grove PD captain had friendly voice in dispatch during rookie years
Editor’s note: This is one in a series of stories highlighting recent promotions within the Garden Grove PD. When he…
Black-and-white Fullerton Police Department officer enters gray years of retirement
A bad tail light. That’s why Eric Halverson got pulled over by a cop when he was a teenager. At…
Anaheim PD arrests two suspects in fatal shooting of man in park
Anaheim Police have arrested two men on suspicion of fatally shooting a man Wednesday evening in Twila Reid Park. Information…
Oh baby! What a night for two Fullerton Police Department officers
Just before midnight Tuesday, two Fullerton Police Department officers were dispatched to Euclid Street and Bastanchury Road. But unlike most…
Going through Fullerton Police Department’s Citizens Academy changed his view of cops
There was a time when Chuck Pierecy didn’t like cops. If he saw one enter a restaurant, he’d move as…
Westminster officers nab prolific tagger
A man suspected of tagging more than 20 locations throughout Westminster was arrested by police Friday. Police responded to reports…
7th-grade teacher arrested by Fullerton PD on suspicion of child molestation
Fullerton police detectives arrested a seventh-grade science teacher New Year’s Eve on suspicion of lewd and lascivious acts with a…
From caymans and snapping turtles to kittens, retiring La Habra Senior Animal Control Officer saw it all
On a recent afternoon, longtime Senior Animal Control Officer Rick Van Vleet searched for a stray dog. “He was chasing…