La Habra’s friendly community and smaller police department were major draws for Officer Yvonne Viramontes, a recent addition to the La Habra Police Department. “Everybody says ‘hi’ to you and little kids come up to you,” Viramontes said. “It was a very police-friendly city and just welcoming.” Viramontes, who joined the La Habra police force in October, spent nine years at the Delano Police Department as an officer and investigator before relocating south. She first became interested in law enforcement as a teen, when her older sisters were studying criminal justice on their path to becoming correctional officers. “I used…