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Best of BTB: 2016 Special Report: 164 on-duty cops shot so far this year
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 July 20, 2016. The Santa Ana Police gang detective is lucky to be alive after a suspect fired a round that grazed the side of his head. In Orlando, it was a helmet that likely saved the police officer’s life. On Tuesday, tragedy visited the Kansas City Police Department for the second time since May, when an armed suspect shot and killed 46-year-old Capt. Robert David Melton. The public servants are among at least 164…
From helping schoolchildren to preventing catalytic converter thefts to wrapping presents and playing Santa Claus, the Tustin Police Department’s Community…
The Westminster Police Department had its most diverse group of participants ever during this year’s five-mile leg of the annual…
Across four days and traversing Orange County from San Clemente to Los Alamitos, officers and personnel from local law enforcement…
Bakersfield Police Department held its inaugural taco Tuesday community night. Community members enjoyed tacos and a conversation with officers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BtwzUxun0M