Hingham Police officer Robert Ramsey. LISA BUL photo/The Patriot Ledger

TO THE RESCUE

Robert Ramsey

Police officer, Hingham

"I really love being in the schools. The kids are awesome."
"I think I treat people fairly."
"When I'm with the kids, I try to remember what it was like when I was their age."
"Officer Leo Mahoney was a huge influence on me becoming a police officer. His influence is something I'd like to pass down to the next generation."
"I like interacting with kids because they're going to be our doctors, lawyers, politicians and police officers of the future."

THE SKINNY
RANK: DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) officer
AGE: 37
APPOINTED: 2005
HIRED IN HINGHAM: 1995
BIO: Ramsey grew up in Hingham and graduated from Hingham High School in 1988. He graduated from Northeastern University in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. Before joining the Hingham police force, he got experience working co-op jobs in the Cambridge and Dover police departments. He has been married to his wife, Kim, for five years and has a 2-year-old son, Aidan.
What did you want to be when you were a kid? A police officer
What would you have been if not a police officer? I can't think of doing anything else. It's what I always wanted to do.
Best advice you ever got: Treat people the way you want to be treated
Person who gave it to you: My parents
What do you do in your time off? Watch and play sports

September 14, 2007