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Retired Tustin Lt. recalls twisted tale of murder and making things right
Editor’s note: As part of our 10th anniversary, Behind the Badge is sharing stories from our archives on Tuesdays and…
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Tustin Field Training Officer’s hunch proves correct – 78 times
Editor’s note: As part of our 10th anniversary, Behind the Badge is sharing stories from our archives: This story is…
Best of BTB: The specter of ghost guns in California
Editor’s note: As part of our 10th anniversary, Behind the Badge is sharing stories from our archives: This story is…
Best of BTB: Sept. 11 attacks inspire officer to ‘make sure it never happens again’
Editor’s note: As part of our 10th anniversary, Behind the Badge is sharing stories from our archives: This story is…
Best of BTB: Starting this week we will unveil top stories from our archives
Behind the Badge launched 10 years ago on a simple notion: to tell the stories of the men and women…
Behind the Badge snares three awards in OC Press contest
Stories about how being at Ground Zero inspired an officer’s life’s work, how a field training officer turned a hunch…
Sept. 11 attacks inspire officer to ‘make sure it never happens again’
He’ll always remember the acid taste of the air, the blank looks of devastation on the faces of people combing…
Volunteers ‘walk the walk’ at Tustin Police Department
During the Tustin Police Department’s annual volunteer appreciation banquet, the agency’s nine volunteers were described as “valuable,” “irreplaceable,” “versatile,” and…
For Tustin officers, a kinder gentler use of force
A would-be assailant throws a punch. With a slip of the hips and head, Jason Moreno slides under the punch,…
Sons follow fathers’ footsteps at Tustin Police Department
Policing is often referred to as a family business. And at the Tustin Police Department, family is a theme that…