Ashley Palmer

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Ashley Palmer is a character role-played by kenz.

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## General Description

Ashley Palmer has bright blue hair that you cannot miss even for a second, she is 5'3 on a good day and cannot drive to save her life. She tries to stay as happy as possible due to her past and sometimes its a bit harder to do than others.

## Background Information

Ashley was born in Oakland California, the city with the highest crime rate in California. From an extremely young age, she struggled with her home-life... her parents were addicts, they were abusive and weren't actual parents. Ashley had to raise herself and her little brother, Josiah while picking up her parents life off the floor.

As she got older, high school rolled around... kids were so mean. They bullied her about her parents being addicts, being poor, whatever the could. As time went on, from stress of school and her home-life she wanted to take control of something in her life... and that was her food intake. Ashley developed an eating disorder, anorexia nervosa. Kids at school bullied her for that as well... calling her chicken legs, stick bug and even toothpick. She tried to focus on her studies to the best of her ability but she felt her purpose slipping through her fingers and falling into a deep depression. She got into the mindset of "my parents are addicts so I might as well be too", and she started taking Vicodin and Adderall. Ashley started failing all of her courses and did not have the drive anymore to continue going to school she dropped out and moving out of her parent's house and lived in her car for a year at the age of 16. She abused pills until she couldn't afford them anymore. She went through the worst withdrawal she could ever imagine.

After weeks of withdrawal she started feeling better not only physically but also mentally. Ashley found a free program at the local college where she could finish her school and get her GED (General Education Development). She finished her schooling just before she turned 18. She continued to live in her car and would find ways to make money for food such as assisting elderly folks with any house hold chores that needed to be done. Once she turned 18 years old, she needed a real way to make money for herself... stripping. Despite working in the dingiest, drug filled club she managed to stay sober working every single night to make money and save for college. Ashley saved enough money for her first apartment, and to get started in Medical School.

As she started in Medical School she continued working at the club at night to pay off her student loan fairly quickly. She worked day in and day out on her studies and she managed to graduate college and start her PhD program in which she finished in 3 years. She had her PhD in Emergency and Critical Care. After graduating she got a job at the best hospital in Santa Monica, California. She worked 12 hour days, 6 days a week and she loved every moment of it. The thrill of getting incoming emergencies excited her to keep going to work and growing as a person. Unfortunately, some of the "mean girls" from high school also worked at this hospital and her past of drug abuse followed her where she thought she was safe.

Ashley packed all of her things overnight and left her hometown and everything she knew behind.

## Occupations and Life

### [Los Santos Medical Services]

Ashley was the first certified Paramedic with the Los Santos Medical Services... tested and certified by at the time COO Liliana Holliday. Before becoming a paramedic, Ashley worked her way up from being an intern all the way up to Senior-EMT where she would assist in training new interns that had applied. During her time here, she met Jorden Baker.

### [San Andreas State Police]

Ashley had a few friends at the time, Tom Mason, Mabel Johnsson, Tony Marcello, Chad Novoa and Jacob Roswell. They were Troopers with the San Andreas State Police and offered her a position there. Ashley left the Los Santos Medical Services to start a career in Law Enforcement and Investigations. Not knowing anything about Law Enforcement, Jacob Roswell took Ashley under his wing and taught her most of what she knows today. Ashley was employed here for roughly 3-4 months before there was a conflict between her and Mabel Johnsson... they did not see eye to on professionalism where Ashley decided this was just not for her. Ashley took time off from careers at this time for months on end, she had enough saved up that she felt confident in doing so.

### [Los Santos Police Department]

After the what seemed to be extremely long 2 months, Ashley returned and applied to the Los Santos Police Department. She was interviewed by Assistant Chief Volk Romero, and Chief Chad Novoa. Ashley was hired as a Solo Cadet with the LSPD for about a week where she was then promoted to Officer One... A week goes by and she was promoted to Officer Two. She did her patrols, made her arrests and wrote her reports. She was sitting in Mission Row Police Department with Chad Novoa, Volk Romero, and Kenny Ambrose where they had offered Ashley the position of Sergeant with the Los Santos Police Department. During her time as Sergeant, the LSPD had conducted a massive raid on Greg Kaczynski and Bunnie Mae. Seized all illegal firearms, drugs, etc. This was the highlight of Ashley's career at this point... her first raid on the biggest most known drug lord of Los Santos.

A few weeks go by and she was promoted to Lieutenant... 3 days later Governor Harvey had reached out to her to meet. Mr. Harvey picked her up from Mission Row PD in his luxury helicopter and they flew around the city just chatting, small talk. He landed on a house rooftop looking over the city and offered her the High Command position in the Unified Police Department where she got to choose which department she wanted. She chose the Los Santos Police Department. At this time, Ashley was now Chief of Police for the LSPD. She was excited and ready to face on the new challenge... until she realized the state of the department. She had her hands full, made mistakes along the way but did have the Department of Public Safety assisting her along the way.

To this day, she is still the Chief of Police and her department has grown from 10 employees to 50. Two other departments opened. The San Andreas State Police is open and the Colonel is her little brother, Josiah Palmer. Blaine County Sheriff Department is also open the Sheriff there is a great friend of Ashley's Mr. Brett Williams and his Undersheriff is also a great friend of hers... Mr. Bucky Barns.