Like many married couples, the Piheras have their own way of communicating.
“We have our language called our police codes and signals if we don’t want the kids to know what we’re talking about,” said Michele Pihera, a Gwinnett County police sergeant who met her husband Scott in a department training class in 2004.
The officers married two years later. Now parents of four, the Piheras continue to serve the community, though their paths don’t cross much.
“If a couple is married, they’re not allowed to work together,” Michele told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Wednesday.
Other metro Atlanta law enforcement agencies say they also have married couples who wear matching badges. But not all of the couples wanted to speak publicly about it — even on Valentine’s Day.
Family in blue: Brother-sister duo wear the badges for Acworth police
As a public information officer for Gwinnett police, Michele Pihera is used to being in the public eye. She’s often the face of the agency when news breaks.