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Manhattan swears in Officer Jocelyn Esparza to patrol local streets
Summary
The Village of Manhattan formally swore in Jocelyn Esparza as a full‑time police officer; village and police officials praised the hire and noted the department is now fully staffed.
The Village of Manhattan formally swore in Jocelyn Esparza as a full‑time police officer at the start of its June 17, 2025, village board meeting, officials said.
The swearing in took place during the opening of the meeting; family members attended and participated in the pinning following the oath. Chief Gully, Manhattan’s police chief, called the hire “a great addition to our police department,” and said Esparza “is gonna do great things here in Manhattan for the town.”
Village officials told the board Esparza brings several years of law‑enforcement experience and holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Family members attending included her fiancé, Jose, and her father, who took part in the badge pinning after the oath.
Board members and attendees offered congratulations during the meeting. The hiring and swearing in were presented as a completed personnel action; no further board motion was recorded in the transcript related to the appointment.
The board moved on to its regular agenda after the ceremony; the department’s staffing level was referenced later in members’ remarks as a point of satisfaction for those on the dais.
