Behind the Badge
First ever Orange police vs. fire softball game strengthens bond between agencies
0Kids played with other kids having met each other for the first time. Moms and dads chatted with other parents they didn’t know a day earlier. Dogs and burgers were fired up on an industrial-sized grill. At the center of it all, a softball game was played and a new tradition started. The Orange Police Department met the Orange Fire Department on the softball diamond at Cerro Villa Middle School on April 7 for the first ever softball game between the agencies. More than 250 supporters, all police and fire personnel and their families, turned out for the event, which…
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