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Packed room bids adieu to Santa Ana police chief
0Stars and stripes filled the Community Room at the Santa Ana Police Department as Santa Ana bid farewell, or rather “See You Later,” according to Deputy Chief Sergio Enriquez, to one of their own. The stars and stripes weren’t just on the American flag, but on the collars, shoulders and sleeves of those packed into the room for Chief David Valentin. Chiefs and retired chiefs from neighboring communities, along with sergeants, corporals, and rank-and-file officers, filled the seats, stood shoulder to shoulder along all available wall space, and spilled into an anteroom. All were on hand to celebrate a man…
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