After a series of Times stories, California police chiefs and sheriffs were told by then-Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown in 2007 that handing out badges created the potential for civilians to falsely pose ...

Deputies discovered the badge in possession of a suspect during a traffic stop on June 16 near County Road 86A and Highway 16 in Esparto, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office.

A politician with a gun and a badge — that's what L.A. County's sheriff is and has been. And the arrangement of having an elected top lawman has led to some strange situations and outsized ...

Badges are an image of authority that could become a liability for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department according to Sheriff Sandra Hutchens. Hutchens explained to professional service resp… ...

The Pickaway County Sheriff's Office has hired two new deputies from California who happen to be brothers. Daniel Rubio was serving in the Marines in the Middle East when he met his wife. His wife ...

New Sheriff Gets His Badge ... He retired as the oldest of California's 58 county sheriffs. He began his career in law enforcement as a San Diego police officer in 1956.

Bad law enforcement officers could permanently lose their badges under a bill that was advanced by California lawmakers. The vote on Friday came nearly a year after a similar measure died in the ...

There are U.S. marshals badges, sheriffs badges, ... Arizona Rangers wore five-pointed stars, while Texas Rangers and California Rangers wore badges with a star set in a circle.