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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…
The sign, “We are stronger together,” held up by City Net case manager Monique Mahaffey in front of the organization’s…
Someone whacked the Man with the Yellow Hat. Well, not really, but that was the hook homicide detectives used to…
It’s no secret police officers sometimes feel they are walking a tightrope when it comes to making decisions on how…
On a hot summer Tuesday night in Tustin, Nadha Shafeer was engaged in a competitive game of musical chairs and…
Buffalo Police Officer Patrick McDonald was about to head back to the station after responding to a noise complaint when…
I previously wrote about the shooting of Stephon Clark in the city of Sacramento on March 18, 2018. The shooting…