Two Marietta police officers have been promoted to the rank of sergeant.
Jared Rakestraw and Jayson Duncan were formally promoted Monday during a pinning ceremony held at Police Department headquarters.
Police chief Dan Flynn said candidates for promotion are considered based on their experience, competence, training, testing and a “history of excellent job performance.”
“It is a personal honor and pleasure to work among so many modern day awesome American heroes,” he said.
Rakestraw joined Marietta police in 2010. He served as a patrol officer before he was assigned to the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P.) Unit in 2014. He’s also a member of the department’s Critical Response and Peer Counseling teams and serves as a back-up department spokesman.
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Rakestraw has an associate’s degree and plans to earn a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. He also has Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training instructor certification, and has taught several courses to law enforcement officers around metro Atlanta. He was named the department’s Servant of the Year in 2014.
Duncan started his law enforcement career when joined the Gwinnett County Police Department more than 11 years ago. He joined Marietta police December 2013, and has served as a patrol officer, and has served as a member of the Critical Response Team and training unit.
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He also holds Georgia POST instructor certification and has taught metro Atlanta law enforcement officers. Duncan has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Kennesaw State University. He’s been named Marietta’s officer of the year, and has been awarded the Medal of Valor, Medal of Merit and Medal of Meritorious Service.
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