1978 Bakersfield Police Academy class includes (front row from left) Steve Ramsey and Jim Bennett, who are starting a new detective agency. Helping them will be Brad Roark (second row left of Ramsey) and Dennis McBride (top row above Bennett).

Retired Bakersfield police detectives Jim Bennett, left, and Steve Ramsey, right, went through the academy and police force together, and have started Ramsey-Bennett Investigative Services. Photo: Dan Campo / Californian