Behind the Badge
Vargas: Commercializing the sale of marijuana with Prop 64 will not make for safe, more livable communities
On Tuesday night, I attended a workshop in Anaheim to hear speakers discuss Proposition 64.…
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BTBuzz: St. Louis officer shot and killed by drug felony suspect
A St. Louis County officer shot early Thursday morning after responding to a disturbance call…
BTBuzz: Community pays respects to ‘legend’ Sgt. Steve Owen
Words like “prolific” and “legend” are among the ways colleagues describe Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sgt.…
BTBuzz: LASD sergeant shot and killed by burglary suspect
A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s sergeant was shot and killed by a burglary suspect while…
Vargas: ‘Throw-down gun’ theory in Charlotte shooting should be thrown out
The police shooting in Charlotte, North Carolina has ignited a secondary conversation centered around competing…
Vargas: Heroism in New York lost amid a horrible week for police
The rioting in North Carolina. A police officer charged with manslaughter following a questionable shooting…
Golden West Criminal Justice Center graduates 20 new officers for SoCal agencies
As Orange County’s newest law enforcement officers stood at attention on their graduation day, Huntington…
Vargas: “Big Brother” a welcome addition to deter crime in local parks
Everywhere you go these days there are surveillance cameras. The mini-mart, ATM machine, parking structures…
The science of incarceration: How OCSD uses innovative jail programs to lower recidivism rates
In the end, convicts were sent off with whatever they came in with and well…
Vargas: Some kids have no chance in drug-addled households, as this photo shows
This past week, the East Liverpool Police Department in Ohio released graphic pictures on its…