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Public Safety Support Specialist Ride Along

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A PS3 walking up to a recovered stolen vehicle.
The Public Safety Support Specialist (PS3) Program was created to enhance community engagement opportunities and reduce the number of armed police officers responding to lower priority calls for service. With PS3s taking over the low priority calls, officers are freed up to respond to 911 calls.
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Learn more about the Public Safety Support Specialist program.

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