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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office is welcoming its newest officer.
Dante Ramirez of Crescent City has successfully completed cadet training at the California Highway Patrol Academy.
He is assigned to duty at the CHP's Clear Lake Area office, located in Kelseyville.
Officer Ramirez graduated from Del Norte High School in 2020.
Before attending the CHP Academy, he worked as an apprentice carpenter at Fern Hook Cabins.
He is proud of himself and his roommates for overcoming the academy's challenges.
At the CHP Academy, cadet training starts with nobility in policing, leadership, professionalism, ethics, and cultural diversity. Training also includes mental illness response and crisis intervention techniques.
Cadet instruction covers patrol operations, crash investigation, first aid, and the arrest of suspected violators, including those who drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
During their six months of training, the cadets also receive training in traffic control, report writing, recovery of stolen vehicles, assisting the motoring public, issuing citations, emergency scene management, and knowledge of various codes, including the Vehicle Code, Penal Code and Health and Safety Code.
Ramirez was one of 129 new officers who graduated from the Academy on Friday.
“These new officers represent the future of public safety in California. The badge they were given is on loan from the people of this state, and every day they must earn the right to wear it through professionalism, ethical conduct and accountability to the public they serve,” said CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee.
