Springfield sisters recreate childhood photo in dad’s cruiser, but now they wear the badges

Two sisters, Springfield Police Division officers Annmeri Turner (front) and Antonia Turner, are shown in a collage of a photo taken 20 years ago in their father's cruiser, former Lt. Lou Turner, and in a cruiser this year after Annmeri joined the force with Antonia. A social media post attracted attention to the Turner family's police work. CONTRIBUTED

Two sisters, Springfield Police Division officers Annmeri Turner (front) and Antonia Turner, are shown in a collage of a photo taken 20 years ago in their father's cruiser, former Lt. Lou Turner, and in a cruiser this year after Annmeri joined the force with Antonia. A social media post attracted attention to the Turner family's police work. CONTRIBUTED
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March 25, 2023
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Retired Springfield Police Lt. Lou Turner clearly is a proud papa.

Turner, who left the division after 30-plus years last August, shared on social media pictures of his two daughters — Annmeri Turner and Antonia Turner — who now are Springfield police officers.

One image was from 20 years ago when his daughters were little, and they were sitting in his cruiser with their father partially shown on the far right.

The second image was from this year, as the sisters were shown in a cruiser after Annmeri joined the force.

The Ohio Department of Public Safety shared the photos in a post that said, “Shout out to women in law enforcement!”

Shout out to women in law enforcement! These are the Turner sisters from the City of Springfield, Police Department. The...

Posted by Ohio Department of Public Safety on Friday, March 24, 2023

Annmeri spoke earlier this year at the graduation ceremony for Clark State’s police academy, saying she was blessed to follow behind her dad and sister to work for SPD.

“I look for this job to put me in a good position to make a positive impact on the community in that I have grown up in,” she said at graduation.

Sisters Annmeri (front) and Antonia Turner are shown 20 years ago in a Springfield Police Division cruiser. The sisters have followed in the footsteps of their father, retired Lt. Lou Turner. CONTRIBUTED

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Annmeri Turner (front) and sister Antonia Turner are shown in a Springfield Police Division cruiser. The sisters followed in the footsteps of their father, Lou Turner, who retired as a lieutenant after more than 30 years with the department. The current photo was paired with a similar photo of the sisters in a cruiser from 20 years ago, creating a social media post going viral. CONTRIBUTED

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