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Santa Ana Police Department’s success highlights value of pre-academy
0If the Santa Ana Police Department needed affirmation of its decision to create a pre-academy for recruits entering the Orange County Sheriff’s Basic Academy, the ceremonies of Academy Class 257 were a rousing validation. Santa Ana’s newest crop of officers ran the table at the celebration at the Regional Training Academy in Tustin. In a class of 56 graduates from nine agencies, all six Santa Ana officers successfully completed the Academy, considered by many as one of the tougher and more stressful police academies in the country. Not only did the Santa Ana contingent pass, they surpassed. Consider: Five of…
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For Miguel Zamora, Santa Ana Police Department’s Open House and Hiring Expo was the perfect opportunity to explore his dream…
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The Santa Ana Police Department is Orange County’s first law enforcement agency to join a nationwide pledge to have 30…
![Santa Ana PD fielded first all-female Baker to Vegas Relay Team](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Foxes-351x185.jpg)
For the first time, the Santa Ana Police Department fielded a 24-woman, all-female relay team for the 120-mile LAPRAAC Baker…
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For the nearly 50 women who rose early to test their stamina on a cloudy, cold Saturday morning, it was…