Behind the Badge
Best of BTB: Recruit Training Officer discovers you have to be ‘cruel to be kind’ at Bakersfield PD
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 August 29, 2022. March is Women’s History Month. The first thing you notice about Officer Macarena Garner is she’s about 5 feet tall. Maybe 5’1” when she’s wearing her Campaign Cover that adds a bit of height due to its pointy top. But to be clear, her size doesn’t slow her down as Bakersfield Police Department’s first full-time female Recruit Training Officer (RTO). In fact, she prides herself on knowing it’s the combination of her…
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