
Best of BTB: Starting this week we will unveil top stories from our archives
0Behind the Badge launched 10 years ago on a simple notion: to tell the stories of the men and women who keep our communities safe. As we embark on an 11th year, beginning Tuesday, Sept. 2 we will regularly present top stories (of the nearly 6,000) we have produced over the years. We’ve covered detectives solving hundreds of crimes, some requiring 40 years to achieve justice. We’ve covered the recruitment crisis, the controversy over police using surplus military gear and the mental health and physical toll the job takes on so many of its professionals. K9s and their handlers? Yep,…

No one in Daniel Bui’s family was surprised he became a policeman. The only question was what took so long.…

Joe Avalos is loving his second career in law enforcement. After retiring from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department after 25…

The Tustin Police Department’s newest officers, Lauren Tharp and Chase Bowen, enter police work from two different worlds, yet they…

Deputy Chief Bob Wright is Tustin to the core. He grew up in the area, attended local schools, earned a…