![LAPD recruit brings longtime dedication, family background to Santa Ana](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Shot-2-702x468.jpg)
LAPD recruit brings longtime dedication, family background to Santa Ana
0The daughter of a Los Angeles Police officer, Amber Ramsey knew from the time she was a little girl that she wanted to follow in her dad’s footsteps. It was no surprise when Ramsey joined the Los Angeles Police Department, entering the police academy as soon as she turned 21. “Growing up as one of five kids, we always heard my father’s stories about the variety of stuff he got to do on the job,” recalls Ramsey, now 28. “He always came home excited and always enjoyed his work.” What may have surprised her family, is her recent decision to…
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Big in stature and even bigger in personality, Chief Raymod Davis cast a shadow over the Santa Ana Police Department…
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The newest member of the Santa Ana Police Department has a super power. She also has long floppy ears, a…
![OC Sheriff’s Department, Santa Ana PD partner to arrest armed robbery suspects](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-12-12-at-1.29.41-PM-351x185.png)
Two armed robbery suspects were arrested Monday after the Santa Ana PD assisted the Orange County Sheriff’s Department in finding…
![Meet Officer Friendly, a former Santa Ana PD officer who entertains and educates kids](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/170816-BTB-John-Reed-01-SJG-351x185.jpg)
Officer Friendly and his friends are ready to go. There’s Short Stuff, Ready Fox, Fluff the cat, Perky the bird,…