Behind the Badge
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Fallen Manhattan Beach police officer was a ‘real-life hero’
Hailey Swanson described her husband, fallen Manhattan Beach Police Officer Chad Swanson, as being “fearless, strong, loud, decisive, confident, devoted,…
Santa Ana Police Forensics Unit leaves no evidence unturned
CSI: Santa Ana is the real deal. Long before Gil Grisson and Catherine Willows began chasing bad guys and proclaiming,…
Editor’s Note: This press release was originally published by the Tustin Police Department on July 20, 2021. On July 20,…
During his 36 years with the Santa Ana Police Department, including the past 30 as a gang investigator, Detective Jeff…
Stories about the sharp rise in violent crime seem to be on every news broadcast and posted across social media…
As Santa Ana Police Chief David Valentin chatted with a writer, a report came across his desk. His department had…
State Sen. Josh Newman led an effort to secure $7.8 million to sustain and expand the innovative, impactful and successful…
It has been more than year since Community Relations Specialists Janeth Jimenez and Edwina Tripp have organized any in person…