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Sep 8

How a Hand-Written Note Became a National Movement

By Greg Mellen Photo by Anthony Fomin Hard to believe, but one of the most ubiquitous terms of caution and vigilance, particularly when...

Sep 6

Sept. 11 Attacks Inspire Officer to ‘Make Sure it Never Happens Again’

By Greg Mellen Photo by Steven Georges/Behind the Badge He’ll always remember the acid taste of the air, the blank looks of devastation...

Jul 3

Elders targeted by cyber crooks, but they can fight back

By Greg Mellen, Behind the Badge Photo by Tristan Le When Keniel Thomas got the nonagenarian on the phone, he may have thought he hit the...

Jun 27

Santa Ana Police Train with Active Shooter Simulation

By Greg Mellen, Behind The Badge Photo by Michael Goulding/Contributing Photographer Active shooter events have risen sharply in just six...

Jun 19

As summer heats up, parents need to refresh on kids internet use

By Greg Mellen, Behind The Badge With summer vacation, the excitement of being released from the confinement of classrooms and the...

May 25

Rise in school shootings met with new strategies and tactics to increase school safety

By Greg Mellen, Behind The Badge For several years now, there has been rising concern about the mental health of school-aged children....

Feb 2

Time is now for parents to gain digital control

By Greg Mellen, Behind The Badge The holiday season has passed and if you’re a parent and you or Santa left a video game or other...

Dec 5, 2022

Teach and protect children online for the holidays

By Greg Mellen, Behind The Badge As the holiday season heats up and kids become excited for the newest and greatest games, apps and...

Nov 23, 2022

Experts advise online shoppers to have a merry, wary holiday season

By Greg Mellen, Behind The Badge Every year, holiday online sales ramp up as consumers continue to flock to the virtual space. And each...

Nov 9, 2022

Halloween safety tips: From tossing loose candy to wearing bright costumes and more

For some, this Halloween will be time trick-or-treating since COVID-19 set in back in 2020, and many are excited. Some booths at the...

Oct 31, 2022

Be safe and enjoy the spooky magic of Halloween

By Cindy Arora, Behind The Badge Kids and parents alike love the Halloween season. There are the fun costumes, spooky decorations,...

Sep 9, 2022

Intelligence centers evolve to fight terror in information age

By Greg Mellen, Behind The Badge Alberto Martinez is the director of the Orange County Intelligence Assessment Center (OCIAC), also often...

Sep 8, 2022

ABC 7 Eyewitness News Story on the Evolution of Airport Security After 9/11

By Nico Melendez This month marks the 21st year after the September 11th terror attacks in 2001. Airport security has changed drastically...

Aug 16, 2022

Safe OC expanding and evolving to protect the community from emerging threats

By Greg Mellen, Behind The Badge In the world in which we live, preparedness and vigilance are more important than ever. Whether it’s the...

Jul 23, 2022

As summer heats up, parents need to vigilant about kids’ internet use

By Greg Mellen, Behind The Badge As the weather heats up, summer vacation lingers and boredom sets in, more kids are venturing indoors...

Jul 22, 2022

Active shooters almost always leave clues before they attack; here’s what to look for

By Greg Mellen, Behind the Badge It is the nightmare scenario. Mass shootings have become a seemingly ever-more prominent backdrop to...

May 16, 2022

OC experts prepare for possibility of massive cyber attack

By Lou Ponsi, Behind the Badge A post seen on a well-known dark web site used by hackers states residents of Orange County should be...

May 11, 2022

Youth Urged to be 'upstanders', not bystanders to threats and school safety

BY Greg Mellen, Behind the Badge, May 10, 2022 Generation Z, those born between 1997 and 2012, are often described as “digital natives,”...

Apr 1, 2022

Parents beware: Bullying, Pedophilia, Theft, Griefing, Doxing, and Exploitation; online gaming risks

By Greg Mellen, Behind the Badge To say online gaming is ever-present seems to be an understatement. According to the Entertainment...

Jan 31, 2022

Orange County authorities launch SafeOC initiative targeting cybercrime

By Jessica De Nova ABC7 SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- Last summer, Richard Roll fell victim to cybercrime. Orange County authorities hope...

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