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Homegrown deputy chief worked to make Santa Ana better throughout long career
From serving on the Community Oriented Policing Task Force to working as a crime analyst, from helping develop counter-terrorism practices…
Dispatcher discovers her dream job at Bakersfield PD
When describing the personality of Brandy Watts, the word “enthusiastic” immediately comes to mind, especially when the police dispatcher is…
For a group of Orange County Sheriff’s Department reserve deputies, lifting the sprits of Make-A-Wish kids is as much of…
Tustin Police Services Officer Marilyn Packer has spent 23 years at the department. She’d had several other jobs – including…
Police officers face a multitude of stressors, from physically demanding and long work days, to life-threatening confrontations with criminals, to…
Chris Kudla, an officer at the Riverside Police Department was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer last year, CBS 2’s Roseanne…
For an hour a day, they go hardcore. With the music on, the doors open, and plenty of water nearby,…
They’re called “frequent fliers,” but they never earn bonus miles or get bumped to first class. In law enforcement, the…