New Colorado Springs Police Officer Cheyenne Maiava is covered in Samoan leis by his family after the CSPD graduation on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. Maiava is also a chief in his village in American Samoa. He comes from a law enforcement family with both a brother and father that are in law enforcement. Twenty seven new officers graduated in the 79th recruiting class. (Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
New Colorado Springs Police Officer Cheyenne Maiava is covered in Samoan leis by his family after the CSPD graduation on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. Maiava is also a chief in his village in American Samoa. He comes from a law enforcement family with both a brother and father that are in law enforcement. Twenty seven new officers graduated in the 79th recruiting class. (Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Graduating CSPD Police Officers march into the auditorium for the 79th CSPD training academy graduation on Thursday, November 14, 2024. (Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)A “fan” of one of the graduates shows her support at the 79th CSPD training academy graduation on Thursday, November 14, 2024. (Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Graduates bow their heads for the invocation during the 79th CSPD training academy graduation on Thursday, November 14, 2024. (Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)The CSPD Honor Guard Drill Team performs for the 79th CSPD training academy graduation on Thursday, November 14, 2024. (Jerilee Bennett,The Gazette)The CSPD Honor Guard Drill Team performs for the 79th CSPD training academy graduation on Thursday, November 14, 2024. (Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)The graduates take their oath of office at the 79th CSPD training academy graduation on Thursday, November 14, 2024. (Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)The graduates are given their badges by Police Chief Adrian Vasquez at the 79th CSPD training academy graduation on Thursday, November 14, 2024. They will get them pinned on by family. (Jerilee Bennett,The Gazette)New Colorado Springs Police Officer Harold Chou gets his badge pinned on by his sons, Ryan and Preston (left to right) and wife, Dorianne, during a graduation ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. The graduates have completed 26 weeks of intensive training at the CSPD Police Academy.New CSPD Officer Cheyenne Maiava gives a kiss to his daughter, Luisa, at the 79th CSPD training academy graduation on Thursday, November 14, 2024. (Jerilee Bennett,The Gazette)New CSPD officers are greeted by their families at the 79th CSPD training academy graduation on Thursday, November 14, 2024.The graduates are given their badges by Police Chief Adrian Vasquez at the 79th CSPD training academy graduation on Thursday, November 14, 2024. (Jerilee Bennett,The Gazette)New Colorado Springs Police Officer Cheyenne Maiava is covered in Samoan leis by his family after the CSPD graduation on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. Maiava is also a chief in his village in American Samoa. He comes from a law enforcement family with both a brother and father that are in law enforcement. Twenty seven new officers graduated in the 79th recruiting class. (Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
