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Best of BTB: Sept. 11 attacks inspire officer to ‘make sure it never happens again’
Editor’s note: As part of our 10th anniversary, Behind the Badge is sharing stories from our archives: This story is…
New Santa Ana officer casts big shadow
Jackson Egg is accustomed to being a big man on campus. At 6-foot-6 and 260 pounds, he literally stood out…
“Community first” has become the mantra of the Santa Ana Police Department. The phrase is emblazoned on walls inside the…
The aftermath of the shocking attack by Hamas and Palestinian militants on Israel and the response in Gaza are grim…
Hailey Swanson described her husband, fallen Manhattan Beach Police Officer Chad Swanson, as being “fearless, strong, loud, decisive, confident, devoted,…
CSI: Santa Ana is the real deal. Long before Gil Grisson and Catherine Willows began chasing bad guys and proclaiming,…
Halloween: ghosts and goblins, witches and warlocks, and, this year especially, Barbies and Kens. And while trick-or-treating is evolving, estimates…
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange and Christ Cathedral celebrated the annual Blue Mass on Sunday, Oct. 8, a Catholic…