Photo courtesy of Orange City Fire By Greg Mellen It is a chilling scenario. You are opening personal or business mail when suddenly...

Check out the latest Behind the Badge article on how to stay alert for scams.

Check out the latest Behind the Badge article on how to stay alert for scams.

Ari Rivera, right, and Anderson Hao in front of their destroyed home in Altadena, California. Tens of thousands of people have been...

By Greg Mellen Residents of Orange County can breathe a sigh of relief. While fear of crime and violence remain concerns of daily life,...

By Greg Mellen The Social Security Administration has designated March 7 as a day of awareness for online crime, particularly for older...

By Greg Mellen Photo by August de Richelieu In 2022, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received 32 million...

By Greg Mellen Photo by Tuur Tisseghem As we are getting through the holiday season and the public wraps up any post-holiday purchases,...

By Greg Mellen Photo by Any Lane The odds of being caught up in a smash-and-grab robbery during the holiday season are small — though if...