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Best of BTB: How Pasadena PD prepares for nearly 500,000 visitors every New Year’s Eve
0Editor’s note: As part of our 10th anniversary, Behind the Badge is sharing stories from our archives on Tuesdays and Fridays. This story is from December 4, 2018. New Year’s Day 2025 is Wednesday. On the third floor of the Pasadena Police Department sits one of the busiest offices at the department. One might think this would be Narcotics. Perhaps Community Services. Or even the SWAT team. But in Pasadena, home of the iconic Rose Bowl and land of the Tournament of Roses, the busiest office award goes to Event Planning. At Christmastime, picturesque Pasadena celebrates with twinkle lights strung…
A steady stream of curious onlookers and supporters of the Tustin Police Department visited the department’s booth at the SoCal…
The Tustin Police Department honored its dedicated crew of volunteers with a banquet at Zov’s Bistro in Tustin. Due to…
Over his career as a police K9 for Westminster Police Department, Pako has held many jobs: patrol, narcotics, and most…
As a Bakersfield police detective, Jessica Amos has had her share of assignments where she must blend into a crowd.…