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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…
Most people will never understand what it’s like to be a cop
Editor’s note: As part of our 10th anniversary, Behind the Badge is sharing stories from our archives on Tuesdays and…
Seventeen years ago, Letty Gali arrived at a fourplex in the community of Placentia to help a family whose son…
For the last few years, Bakersfield Police Department had to pivot when it came to their annual Halloween event held…
The May 24 mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children and two teachers were murdered,…
Despite thunder, overnight rain, and the threat of showers, over 150 students, parents, and family members hit the pavement on…
Messages were scrawled on studs and inside of the walls of a home under construction in southern Georgia for Sharif…
Part of Bakersfield Department’s recruitment process includes a Physical Agility Test that must be passed by all aspiring police officers…