First Look: SUVs For Marietta's Public Safety Ambassador Program

MARIETTA, GA -- The vehicles for Marietta's "Public Safety Ambassadors (PSA)" program have arrived -- and they're some pretty cool wheels. The Marietta Police Department is busy hiring the first round of ambassadors for the program, which should be in place by Sept. 1.

The fresh, new vehicles will be used by the ambassadors to assist Marietta police with all things public safety. (SIGN UP:Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)

The city hopes to hire eight individuals by Sept. 1, Marietta police spokesman Chuck McPhilamy said recently.
Once the ambassadors are brought on, they will be trained and authorized to perform limited police duties, such as taking "low-risk" police service calls, directing traffic and performing "community problem-solving techniques with Marietta citizens," the department said in a news release back in June.

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