![Santa Ana police excited to ‘de-escalate’ with new room](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/10.26.23-SAPD.De-Escalation.Center010-702x489.jpg)
Santa Ana police excited to ‘de-escalate’ with new room
0In a large room covered in mats, Nicholas Romero and Martin Gutierrez roll around testing out different grappling techniques, holds, and escapes. Nearby, Nicholas Provencio thwacks one of several heavy bags on a far wall. Later he and Gutierrez climb into a brand new boxing ring for some sparring, with Gutierrez catching punches on a pair of mitts that are just getting broken in. At first look, the latest addition to the Santa Ana Police Department looks like a nicely tricked-out fight gym, complete with a new leather smell. However, this is actually the home of the agency’s brand new…
![Santa Claus visits the Santa Ana Police Department for pancake breakfast](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/221203-SAPD-Pancakes-with-Santa-01-SJG-351x185.jpg)
Santa Claus usually doesn’t arrive for breakfast in an armored police vehicle. Yet Mr. Claus happily waved as he stood…
![Santa Ana Police celebrate Marine Corps birthday with cake-cutting ceremony](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/221110-SAPD-Marine-Cake-Cutting-01-SJG-351x185.jpg)
The Marine Corps cake-cutting ceremony, held on the Corps’ birthday, is an annual renewal of each Marine’s commitment to the…
![Free turkey dinners draw 100 families to Santa Ana Police Department’s giveaway](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/221122-SAPD-Turkey-Meal-01-SJG-351x185.jpg)
For Sylvia Salazar, a Santa Ana mother of three with 25 guests anticipating a mouth-watering Thanksgiving meal, the Santa Ana…
![Santa Ana Police Department runners hit the streets to help others](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/221030-SAPD-31-for-31-Run-Walk-01-SJG-351x185.jpg)
On a sleepy Sunday morning, about 200 runners embarked from the base of the Santa Ana Police Department station on…