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From YouTube: New Police Officer Swearing In Ceremony 03-21-22
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On the afternoon of 3-21-22, 4 new police officers were sworn in. Welcome to the City of Waterloo and the Waterloo Police Department.
A
All
right
good
afternoon,
everyone
like
to
definitely
thank
you
all
for
being
here
today
for
our
swearing-in
ceremony.
I
am
mayor,
quinton
hart
and
it's
an
honor
to
be
here
today.
We
also
have
with
us
chief
joe
fitzgerald,
and
do
you
want
to
say
a
couple
words
now
or
after
all,
right
all
right,
gentlemen,
if
you
would
raise
your
right
hand
and
then
I'll
say
I
you
repeat
after
say
aye
then
I'll
say
state
your
name
and
then
you'll
state,
your
name
and
then
just
repeat
after
me.
B
What
I
like
to
do
is
give
each
one
of
our
new
officers
a
chance
to
speak,
but
before
they
do,
I
introduced
themselves
to
you
and
members
of
the
community.
I
have
to
say
to
the
families
of
each
one
of
our
newest.
Thank
you
for
allowing
them
to
be
a
part
of
our
family
and
know
that
they'll
be
taken
care
of
and
treated
with
decency
and
respect
that
you
can
appreciate
and
understand
that
the
department
will
give
to
them.
B
We
know
that
we
have
good
people,
because
we
put
them
through
a
very
rigorous
process
for
getting
hired,
and
we
know
that
their
intentions,
as
far
as
being
people
in
the
city
of
waterloo,
being
able
to
provide
a
sense
of
safety
and
security
to
the
community
is
there.
Each
person
was
screened.
Each
person
was
talked
to
each
person
was,
I
think,
they'd
probably
describe
it
a
little
differently
and
say
that
you
know
we
went
through
everybody's
histories
with
the
fine-tooth
comb.
B
But
with
that
being
said,
you
can
be
proud
to
know
that
the
result
was
that
we
felt
they
would
be
the
most
appropriate
people
to
help
serve
our
community
and
help
provide
service
to
you
and
to
back
you
guys
up
so
without
further
ado
I'll.
Let
them
introduce
themselves
and
then
I'll,
say
a
few
words
to
close,
introduce
yourself
to
the
members
of
the
city
council
and
the
members
of
the
community
that
are
going
to
see
this
on
television
later.
C
D
F
My
name
is
alex
schneider,
I'm
originally
from
waterloo
iowa
graduated
from
west
high,
I
went
to
upper
iowa,
got
a
degree
in
criminal
justice
and
during
my
time
there
I
interned
with
the
waterloo
police
department,
and
that
was
a
huge
factor
in
me
wanting
to
come
back
and
serve
the
community.
That
has
served
me
for
so
many
years.
B
Thank
you
guys
so
mayor,
council
and
those
out
in
the
audience
and
those
that
are
watching.
This
should
know
that
we've
got
a
pretty
diverse
group
here.
We've
got
folks
that
from
this
city,
folks
that
have
been
exposed
to
the
city
in
one
way
or
another
or
just
you
know
ultimately
wanting
to
be
a
part
of
this
community
and
it
should
say
a
lot
about
what
we
offer
as
a
city
and
what
we
offer
as
an
organization.
B
This
these
days
is
so
tough
to
find
police
officers,
and
the
competition
is
really
high
for
getting
people
that
can
pass
the
test
and
can
you
know,
pass
the
background
investigation
process
and
these
guys
were
able
to
not
only
do
it,
but
do
it
with
flying
colors
and
now
we'll
go
off
to
the
police
academy
and
in
a
few
months,
come
back
to
us
and
serve
the
citizens
of
waterloo
as
a
full
police
officers.
And
we
look
forward
to
that
mayor
and
council.
Please
know
that
you
know
our
hiring
process
isn't
done.
B
We
still
have.
We
still
have
work
to
do,
but
this
is
an
incremental
part
of
how
we
intend
to
get
back
to
100
staffing
and
if
it
wasn't
important,
we
wouldn't
have
so
many
police
officers
that
currently
work
here
in
waterloo,
watching
and
observing
who
the
newest
people
are
that
are
going
to
be
coming
on
board
backing
them
up.
So
you
guys
know
that
the
pressure's
on
you,
but,
as
I
told
you
all
you
know,
if
you
treat
people
with
decency
and
respect,
you
will
never
have
a
problem
and
the
city
will
love
you.