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Best of BTB: Teen thanks Costa Mesa police for rescuing her from jumping off freeway bridge
Editor’s note: As part of our 10th anniversary, Behind the Badge is sharing stories from our archives: This story is…
Best of BTB: ‘Why would anyone want to be a cop today?’
Editor’s note: As part of our 10th anniversary, Behind the Badge is sharing stories from our archives: This story is…
As a marine, Paul Madriz believed in the motto” leave the place better than you found it.” As a Recruit…
On a sleepy Sunday morning, about 200 runners embarked from the base of the Santa Ana Police Department station on…
Aimee Rivera wants to serve her hometown as a police officer, and the recent college graduate hopes her law enforcement…
The Code 7 Cafe in the basement of the Santa Ana Police Department has what could be called an institutional…
Hundreds of creatively costumed children collected treats at the Santa Ana Police Department’s Trunk-or-Treat event, while, at the same time,…
When Nicholas Haynes graduated from high school, he asked his parents for a present not every 17-year-old would want. Bag…