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Ogden police outline expanded SRO and youth-engagement plans tied to Marshall White Center
Summary
The Ogden Police Department described efforts to expand school resource officer (SRO) non‑enforcement engagement, summer programming and Marshall White Center activities — including a Rad Kids pilot and junior academy — to strengthen relationships between officers and students.
Chief Jake Soumi said the Ogden Police Department is strengthening its school resource officer program and planning non‑enforcement youth engagement tied to the upcoming Marshall White Center reopening.
Chief Jake Soumi (Chief of Police) said the department created a full-time sergeant position to supervise SROs and that the new structure has enabled more non‑enforcement contacts — mentoring, summer engagement and targeted programming — in addition to traditional safety roles. He described a vision to preserve SRO continuity at individual schools when possible to maintain trusted relationships with students.
Soumi said programs planned for the Marshall White Center and…
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