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Best of BTB: Forensic scientists from OC Crime Lab show Girl Scouts the role science plays in crime fighting
Editor’s note: As part of our 10th anniversary, Behind the Badge is sharing stories from our archives on Tuesdays and…
Best of BTB: Recruit Training Officer discovers you have to be ‘cruel to be kind’ at Bakersfield PD
Editor’s note: As part of our 10th anniversary, Behind the Badge is sharing stories from our archives on Tuesdays and…
With summer vacation, the excitement of being released from the confinement of classrooms and the freedom of outdoor play can…
Alice Chandler was 21 when she was invited to interview for a position as a deputy with then-Orange County Sheriff…
Three years ago, Nadine Yeary was a part of the fast-paced, grueling hours, never-ending workload of the Bakersfield Police Department’s…
When Luis Arango came to work as an aide in the Westminster Police Department, law enforcement was battling a terrible…
Shelly Pinomaki is nothing if not a survivor. Recently named 2023’s San Diego Sheriff’s Department Outstanding Volunteer, Pinomaki has suffered…
For several years now, there has been rising concern about the mental health of school-aged children. Increasingly, we are seeing…