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Police lieutenant outlines community ambassador program; city to add staff, expand Valley West coverage
Summary
Lieutenant Luke Scown updated council on the Arcadia Police Department's Community Ambassador Program, describing duties, training, outcomes and plans to hire three additional part‑time ambassadors and expand into the Valley West neighborhood.
Lieutenant Luke Scown of the Arcadia Police Department gave the council an update Wednesday on the department’s Community Ambassador Program, a non‑enforcement outreach team that responds to non‑emergency calls, connects residents to services, supports businesses and does street‑level beautification work.
“Community ambassadors are a group of kind and compassionate individuals,” Scown said, quoting lead ambassador Royal Hunter. He emphasized the program’s role as a bridge between residents, service providers and city departments and repeatedly stressed ambassadors are not a security or law‑enforcement force: “They’re not there to tell on people,” he…
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