Behind the Badge 
Fullerton PD ramps up recruitment with team of nearly 30 who woo newbies and laterals
0Sgt. John Ema, who runs the personnel and training division at the Fullerton PD, motions to the white board hanging in his office. In various colors of erasable ink that indicate such positions as officer trainee, lateral police officer, and dispatcher, the board paints a vivid story not only facing the Fullerton PD, but law enforcement agencies throughout O.C. and elsewhere: The critical need to recruit and hire more officers and professional staff employees. Allotted 150 full-time officers in its current budget, the FPD is down 18 officers. With five retiring this month and up to four gone by the…
Editor’s note: On Friday, March 16, 2018, a parolee gang member was sentenced to 60 years to life in state…
Full of entertaining skits, fun competition, several helicopter flyovers, and even fireworks, the Orange County Police Canine Association’s K9 demonstration…
Editor’s note: The Fullerton Police Department on Monday released the name of the website abused in a case involving a suspect who met and lured…
Call it a picnic with a purpose. On a recent late afternoon at Craig Park in Fullerton, a few dozen…