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Best of BTB: As she becomes Pasadena PD’s first African American deputy chief, Cheryl Moody adds to a long list of achievements
Editor’s note: As part of our 10th anniversary, Behind the Badge is sharing stories from our archives on Tuesdays and…

Best of BTB: Hero K9 Bruno’s handler starts training new partner
Editor’s note: As part of our 10th anniversary, Behind the Badge is sharing stories from our archives on Tuesdays and…

Behind the Badge launched 10 years ago on a simple notion: to tell the stories of the men and women…

Whether it was taking down vicious gang members or providing expert testimony to help arrest a gang member, helping to…

It’s said it’s hard to prove a negative. When an event is prevented from occurring, that statistic is rarely reported…

The Santa Ana Police Department’s caravan of community-building alit at Cabrillo Park for the annual National Night Out festivities. An…

As the wave gathered behind him, Donovan Torres, perched on a surfboard for the first time in his life, began…

Happy Medina didn’t set out to become one of the foremost experts on human trafficking in Orange County, or the…