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Downtown Partnership Deploys 'Ambassadors' To Monitor Squeegee Kids

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Ambassadors from the Downtown Partnership were deployed Friday to monitor intersections that see regular Squeegee Kid appearances.

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The decision was made after concerns about the kids were made after numerous incidents involving motorists, including one where a 10-year-old boy was hit by a car in October.

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Downtown Partnership is having people monitoring during morning and evening rush hour. They will wear green fluorescent vests.

The organization is spending $3,000 a week on the monitors.

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