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Santa Ana’s National Night Out brings together families, police department
From the K9 unit to the Mounted Unit, from SWAT to Dispatch, from Motor to Patrol, the Santa Ana Police…
Westminster police ride 630 miles over four days to remember fallen officers
Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat keeps these peace officers from their appointed annual rounds. A contingent of officers from…
More than 200 law enforcement agencies in Southern California, including roughly two-dozen in Orange County, participate each year in the…
It’s Father’s Day, and it’s a special time to reflect on the man in my life who really made me who I am today.…
Behind the Badge OC won 11 awards at the Orange County Press Club’s 2018 Excellence in Journalism Contest, including four…
Every morning at 6 a.m. sharp, I would hear the screeching of the garage door opening and moments later a…
Receiving a high school diploma is a milestone in a teenager’s life. For the 154 cadets who graduated from the…
“Robert Squires … Orange County Sheriff’s Department.” “Guy S. ‘Jim’ Matthews … California Highway Patrol” “Lauren E. Hurd … California…