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Officers pay mental and physical price responding to hundreds of critical incidents over a career
Dr. Heather Williams, founder of Premier First Responder Psychological Services, came of age professionally in an era when increased attention…
Best of BTB: From the back of a Fullerton PD car, a suspect utters surprising words to arresting officer
Editor’s note: In honor of Behind the Badge’s 10th anniversary, we will be sharing top stories from our archives: This…
Four Santa Ana Police Department officers – including two previous honorees – were recognized during the 2022 Responders First Award…
As the planet becomes increasingly volatile and fractious each year, September is a good time for individuals and communities to…
He’ll always remember the acid taste of the air, the blank looks of devastation on the faces of people combing…
The sign affixed to the dispatchers’ door at the Westminster Police Department reads, “The safety of 100,000 people and 130…
As the remnants from Tropical Storm Hilary wandered north out of Southern California, downgraded to a post tropical storm, it…
It doesn’t happen often, but for the first time in a quarter-century weather watchers and experts are bracing for the…