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Best of BTB: OC’s first female deputy, Alice Chandler, was ‘fierce before fierce was cool’
Editor’s note: As part of our 10th anniversary, and in recognition of National Police Women’s Day on Sept. 12, Behind…

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…

It’s been a calamitous winter, and it’s not over yet. Although California’s poppies bloomed with the recent rains, dotting Southland…

For more than three years, the Santa Ana Family Justice Center has been guiding victims of domestic violence through what…

No one in Daniel Bui’s family was surprised he became a policeman. The only question was what took so long.…

Joe Avalos is loving his second career in law enforcement. After retiring from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department after 25…

The holiday season has passed and if you’re a parent and you or Santa left a video game or other…

Hundreds gathered in the Garden Grove Community Center to witness the swearing in of the Garden Grove Police Department’s 14th…