Roberto Alves
ON THE RECORD · 5 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“glad the City Council approved”
Roberto Alves · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-04
The Danbury News Times quoted Alves expressing approval of the City Council's measure allowing non-citizens to serve as police officers.
“the standards are not being lowered”
Roberto Alves · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-04
Alves emphasized that the standards for becoming a Danbury police officer are not being lowered under the new measure.
“every applicant still has to meet the same rigorous background, training, fitness and professional standards required of any Danbury police officer.”
Roberto Alves · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-04
Alves stressed that every applicant must still meet the same rigorous background, training, fitness, and professional standards as any Danbury police officer.
“What we are doing is giving qualified people an opportunity to compete for the job,”
Roberto Alves · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-04
Alves said the measure gives qualified people an opportunity to compete for police officer positions in Danbury.
“For a diverse city like Danbury, it strengthens our recruitment pool and gives us another opportunity to hire talented people who understand and care about the community they want to serve.”
Roberto Alves · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-04
Alves said the measure strengthens Danbury's recruitment pool and offers another way to hire talented people who care about the community.