Behind the Badge
Tustin Field Training Officer’s hunch proves correct – 78 times
0Editor’s note: As part of our 10th anniversary, Behind the Badge is sharing stories from our archives: This story is from March 15, 2023. His gut told him there was something amiss. Nothing unusual that he could put his finger on, just something ‘off’ about the apparently routine traffic stop. Instinct proved correct – and the feeling was more accurate than even Tustin Police Officer Joseph Cossack could have predicted. It all began when Cossack stopped two suspects in a reportedly stolen Chevrolet Impala in November, a seemingly routine event on an everyday shift. But the stop turned into one…
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