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Retired Tustin Lt. recalls twisted tale of murder and making things right
Editor’s note: As part of our 10th anniversary, Behind the Badge is sharing stories from our archives on Tuesdays and…
Becoming Chief, Rodriguez’s Santa Ana story goes full circle
His is an American story. More important, it’s particular to Santa Ana. So, when the time came to announce Robert…
When it comes to first responders, dispatchers are often the unsung heroes behind the scenes. They are the first voice…
On Tuesday, a delegation of 15 international chiefs of police and sheriffs joined an estimated 10,000 thousand Jewish people and…
Sgt. Eddie Esqueda is not a trailblazing reformer by nature, but when he moved into Westminster Police Department’s Major Crimes…
Waylon Pettengill remembers hanging in his dad’s garage working on custom motorcycles. His dad put him on a Suzuki 80…
Santa Ana Police Detective Eva Lopez was nearly at a loss for words as she recovered from her early morning…
A call comes in about an elderly man who is covered in blood walking along the sidewalk in an apparent…