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![New plaque commemorates deadly ambush of first L.A. Sheriff killed in line of duty](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/230401-BTB-Barton-Mound-01-SJG-351x185.jpg)
New plaque commemorates deadly ambush of first L.A. Sheriff killed in line of duty
On a sunny morning in the Irvine Spectrum area, it’s hard to believe anything bad happened here. Before being taken…
![Help ‘Slam the Scam’ for seniors and their families](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-06-at-12.13.05-PM-351x185.png)
Help ‘Slam the Scam’ for seniors and their families
The Social Security Administration has designated March 7 as a day of awareness for online crime, particularly for older Americans.…
![Fire burns historic wooden Tustin hangar](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/231107-BTB-Hangar-Fire-04-SJG-351x185.jpg)
Fire continues to burn at one of the two historic wooden hangars in Tustin. The hangars, built in 1942, are…
![It’s about community as Santa Ana Police Chief announces retirement](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/10.26.23-SAPD.ChiefValentin021-351x185.jpg)
“Community first” has become the mantra of the Santa Ana Police Department. The phrase is emblazoned on walls inside the…
![International terror, violence warns us to prepare at home](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Untitled-design-351x185.png)
The aftermath of the shocking attack by Hamas and Palestinian militants on Israel and the response in Gaza are grim…
![Fallen Manhattan Beach police officer was a ‘real-life hero’](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/231018-BTB-Swanson-01-351x185.jpg)
Hailey Swanson described her husband, fallen Manhattan Beach Police Officer Chad Swanson, as being “fearless, strong, loud, decisive, confident, devoted,…
![Santa Ana Police Forensics Unit leaves no evidence unturned](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/230919-SAPD-Forensic-Mike-Maiocco-01-SJG-351x185.jpg)
CSI: Santa Ana is the real deal. Long before Gil Grisson and Catherine Willows began chasing bad guys and proclaiming,…
![Halloween can be ghoulishly great, as long as everyone is safe](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/pexels-yaroslav-shuraev-5604241-351x185.jpg)
Halloween: ghosts and goblins, witches and warlocks, and, this year especially, Barbies and Kens. And while trick-or-treating is evolving, estimates…