Six officers have joined the Sandy Springs Police Department. The officers recently completed training at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center’s regional location Cherokee County and are now in field training, the department said April 2.

The new officers are Johnny Alston, Seth Davis, Josh Harris, Phillip Housand, Philip O’Donnell and Brandon Puhlman.

Sandy Springs Police Chief Ken DeSimone (center, in dark uniform), welcomes new officers (from left) Brandon Puhlman, Josh Harris, Johnny Alston, Seth Davis, Philip O’Donnell and Phillip Housand. (Special)

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