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Marietta Police Department names new deputy chief

New Marietta Police deputy chief Jake King

MARIETTA, Ga. — After a department-wide restructure, Marietta Police Chief David Beam announced changes to command staff.

Among the changes coming to how the leadership at MPD is organized, Beam said MPD Major Jake King was promoted to a third deputy chief position, with approval of the Marietta City Council.

According to the department, the changes to leadership structure were made to meet growing needs of both the department and City of Marietta, while also enhancing training opportunities, increasing the organization’s performance and expanding programs that serve the Marietta community.

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Following his promotion to third deputy chief, King is managing the uniform patrol officers.

Marietta police said King has served with MPD since 1998, taking on a number of roles including Uniform Patrol, Community Outreach, SWAT, Honor Guard, PIO and a Detective in Investigative Services.

King also has a public safety management degree from Columbus State University, graduated from the FBI National Acadmey and is a Cooper Institute of Physical Fitness almunus.

The department said incumbent Deputy Chiefs Tanya Twaddell and Justin Rutland were assigned to manage the Investigative Services Division and the Support Services, respectively.

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