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Best of BTB: The Nose Knows at Riverside Sheriff’s Association
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 February 14, 2020. April is Dog Appreciation Month. It may be the floppy ears, the warm sad eyes, or the wrinkly but dignified face that make everyone burst into “awws” upon meeting the K-9s at Riverside Sheriff’s Bloodhound Unit. It’s hard to resist these gentle giants, who at first impression seem as if they’d rather be curled up on the couch napping than policing. But don’t let their contagious cute factor fool you, these K-9s…
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Sgt. Eddie Esqueda is not a trailblazing reformer by nature, but when he moved into Westminster Police Department’s Major Crimes…