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New Westminster unit is busy CAGE-ing crooks
Sgt. Eddie Esqueda is not a trailblazing reformer by nature, but when he moved into Westminster Police Department’s Major Crimes…
Westminster detective chases down car thieves with OC task force
Waylon Pettengill remembers hanging in his dad’s garage working on custom motorcycles. His dad put him on a Suzuki 80…
A case that started seven years ago with a 911 call regarding a man found bludgeoned and stabbed to death…
From serving on the Community Oriented Policing Task Force to working as a crime analyst, from helping develop counter-terrorism practices…
When describing the personality of Brandy Watts, the word “enthusiastic” immediately comes to mind, especially when the police dispatcher is…
Cpl. Anthony Bertagna has been the face and voice of the Santa Ana Police Department. Whether there’s a murder in…
It’s often said that the public and police often meet in the worst of times and circumstances. So, it’s especially…
As the Olympic Games were getting underway in Tokyo, Japan, Behind the Badge was bringing home the gold in the…