Behind the Badge
Best of BTB: “I just wanted out,” officer says of harrowing child-abuse case
0Editor’s note: As part of our 10th anniversary, Behind the Badge is sharing stories from our archives on Tuesdays and Fridays. This story is from Nov 30, 2014. April is Child Abuse Awareness Month. Westminster Police Officer Claudia McCarthy soon will return to work after having twin girls on St. Patrick’s Day. When she does, McCarthy, 33, will work patrol — the assignment she requested in June 2013 after serving, for more than five years, as a detective in the Westminster PD’s Family Protection Unit. Most police officers will tell you that investigating family crimes, which include domestic violence and…
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