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Best of BTB: Towering figure in policing, former Santa Ana Chief Raymond Davis dies
0Editor’s note: As part of our 10th anniversary, Behind the Badge is sharing stories from our archives on Tuesdays and Fridays. This story is from March 31, 2018. Big in stature and even bigger in personality, Chief Raymod Davis cast a shadow over the Santa Ana Police Department and enacted policies that still echo today, more than 30 years after he retired. Davis, who served at the helm of the police department in Orange County’s second-largest city, died Thursday, March 29. From his stances on immigration enforcement, to community policing and civilian participation, Davis was a trailblazing firebrand. Although Davis…
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