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Best of BTB: New plaque commemorates deadly ambush of first L.A. Sheriff killed in line of duty
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 April 3, 2024. On a sunny morning in the Irvine Spectrum area, it’s hard to believe anything bad happened here. Before being taken over by master-planned communities and upscale malls, or even its eponymous orange groves, Orange County was an untamed lawless land. Before it was bespeckled by Irvine Corporation projects, it was the definition of the Wild West. Infamous gangsters roamed or were pursued by similarly unchecked vigilantes through the canyons and arroyos of…
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.…