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Mr. Tustin competitor hails from city’s police department
Tustin Police Services Officer Steve Giddings will do just about anything for a good cause. The longtime Tustin resident put…
Meet the Department: APD Detention Facility staffers excel at critical work out of spotlight
The correctional officer raps on the door of the cell. “Bring your trash out,” Ernesto Cendejas tells the inmate. “Then…
La Habra Sgt. Jeff Baylos paced the hallway, the front yard, the kitchen and the bedroom. It’s what he does…
“Most of you are not going to survive this job,” Dr. Kevin Gilmartin announces to the audience. The statement comes…
Enterprising Girl Scout Veronica Gomez recently raised nearly $2,000 to pay for a vest for Strauss, a Garden Grove K9.…
It was a reunion that BehindTheBadgeOC.com readers really liked – more than 25,000 times on Facebook. The story: A man…
Earning an additional stripe on the uniform sleeve or a star for the collar is not an easy feat for…
OK, first things first. That last name. John Siko, recently promoted to captain at the Fullerton Police Department, where he…