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![New WPD commander works to support those in law enforcement suffering from trauma](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/190222-WPD-Alan-Iwashita-01-SJGA-351x185.jpg)
New WPD commander works to support those in law enforcement suffering from trauma
Over his 21 years working in law enforcement at the Westminster PD and four years before that working as an…
![Westminster Police Department uses new countywide Text-to-911 system for first emergency text call in city](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/190221-WPD-Text-to-911-Kelly-Perez-01-SJG-351x185.jpg)
Westminster Police Department uses new countywide Text-to-911 system for first emergency text call in city
Westminster Police Officer Roland Perez was about to end his patrol shift at around 5 p.m. Feb. 14 when he received…
![Fullerton residents, police, church members come together to show the city a little love](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150509-FPD-Love-Fullerton-01-SJG-351x185.jpg)
It was a day that relied on teamwork, dedication and most of all, a sense of community. On Saturday, May…
![Project 999 riders take to streets for the fallen](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/project-999-main-351x185.jpg)
Loriann Tobin’s thoughts drifted off to her husband of 28 years as she saw the bevy of law enforcement officers…
![‘We can’t function without them’ — Garden Grove PD honors explorers at awards banquet](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150506-GGPD-Explorer-Awards-01-SJG-351x185.jpg)
Crime scene tape, road flares, flashing light bars, wanted posters – and a bowl of donuts as table centerpieces. The…
![Westminster’s newest K-9 delivers suspect first hour on the job](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150428-WPD-Pako-K-9-01-SJG-351x185.jpg)
Pako, a 70-pound Dutch shepherd, had been an official police dog for all of one hour before he was called…
![These Explorers from the Garden Grove PD prove that they have real curb appeal](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150429-GGPD-Explorers-Curb-Painting-02-SJG-351x185.jpg)
Juan was on tape duty. Cody knocked on several doors. At times, they hung out together in the gutter. But…
![This behind-the-scenes, non-sworn employee just may be the MVP of the Fullerton PD](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150422-FPD-Crime-Analyst-Tamara-Otley-03-SJG-351x185.jpg)
It happens all the time. Tamara Otley will tell someone her job title — Crime Analyst at the Fullerton Police…