New Cloudcroft PD Hire: Mountain Local Alaide “Ali” Manzo
Hear from the village's new Peace Officer.
The Cloudcroft Village Council approved the hiring of Ali Manzo as a non-certified police officer at last night’s meeting. As part of her employment requirement, she will need to complete the New Mexico certification program, after which she will be eligible for a pay increase.
Manzo possesses prior law enforcement experience from Arizona, having worked for the Tucson Police Public Safety Communications Center from 2012 to 2021, in addition to working for Tucson Parks and Recreation.
She has been a resident of Cloudcroft for four years and is actively involved in the community. You may remember her from Cloudcroft’s gold-championship Women’s Quadrathlon team.
According to Trustee Tabitha Foster, Manzo is the first woman officer for Cloudcroft PD.
Manzo’s training and field training will last around 9 months. She can perform specific duties for the village, said Interim Police Chief Chris Swanson, and she can carry a weapon during this training period.
Manzo told the Reader:
“I always wanted to work for the police department because in the neighborhood I grew up in the police presence was so positive.”
“Officers would stop and hang out with us kids while we were out all day and evening. Like they’d play basketball, and race us, and let us check out the cruiser. So I wanted to be a part of that influence on kids, too.”
Look forward to the Reader's full report of Tuesday night’s Village Council meeting in the coming days, as well as our breakdown of the Lodger’s Tax Fund Advisory Committee meeting, scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, May 22nd at 10:30 a.m. in the village chambers.
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