Behind the Badge 
For La Habra police officer, it’s all about serving the community
0Shortly after an evening briefing, Nicole Pizzati returned to the La Habra police station and put on a pair of latex gloves. It was early July, and balmy, and one of her patrol partners called her in to complete a custody search on a woman who was going to be booked into the La Habra City Jail. “You’ve been here before, right?” Pizzati asked the woman. The woman nodded. It was a scene all too familiar for Pizzati and the team of officers who put the woman’s personal objects in a plastic bag. It’s a typical patrol night for Pizzati,…
The jail is quiet as jailer Aaron Koplas makes his way through the corridors of La Habra’s city jail. He…
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Behind the Badge was honored with 12 awards at the Orange County Press Club’s 2019 Excellence in Journalism Contest, including…
Meet La Habra’s two newest lateral police officers. Officer David Grkinich and Officer Jonathan Gama represent the newest lateral officers…