Cumberland police promote three officers
CUMBERLAND – Three Cumberland police officers – Matthew Alves, Brad Hampson and Christopher J. Iozzi – were recently promoted at a swearing-in ceremony at the Cumberland Public Safety Complex.
Alves moved up in rank from sergeant to lieutenant; Hampson from patrolman to sergeant; and Iozzi from lieutenant to captain.
During the ceremony, the three officers were sworn in by Mayor Jeffrey Mutter and their new badges were pinned to their uniforms by their wives and family members as Police Chief John Desmarais and members of the department looked on.
“With the promotions that were made, we are able to restructure the police department and hopefully streamline area programs that have the most complaints, for example, traffic calming issues,” Desmarais. “All three promotions and reassignments of personnel have taken place and new tasks and responsibilities have been received in a very positive manner by the police department and the community.”
“I am grateful to have a small part in the promotions of these officers,” Mutter said. “They are passionate, engaged and dedicated to their profession and this community.”
Alves is a 15-year member of the Cumberland Police Department. In 2011, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant where he supervised all three patrol shifts. In 2018, he was assigned to the detective division as a temporary detective sergeant.
A lifelong Cumberland resident, he holds an associate’s degree from Community College of Rhode Island; a bachelor’s degree from Roger Williams University; and a master’s degree from Anna Maria College, all in the field of criminal justice.
Lt. Alves is a past member of the special arrest unit; a former car seat safety technician and is coordinator for the department’s field training program the department’s IT coordinator. He is also a firearms instructor and a member of the department’s color guard.
Alves has run numerous narcotic investigations town and has assisted several other departments in narcotic investigations. He is married to Jolene Alves, and is the son of Antonio and Susan Alves.
Hampson was born and raised in Cumberland and still resides in town with his wife and daughter. He graduated from Cumberland High School in 1999 and went on to receive his Bachelor’s Degree from Worcester State College in 2003.
Out of college he began working as an insurance fraud investigator before attending the Rhode Island Municipal Academy in 2007. In 2011, Sgt. Hampson became a field training officer and shortly after became patrol rifle certified. He then went on to attend Roger Williams University where he graduated in 2017 with a master’s degree in criminal justice.
Iozzi has been a member of the Cumberland Police Department since 2000. He has a bachelor of science degree in administration and justice from Roger Williams University, and a master’s degree in justice administration from Anna Maria College. He has served in both patrol and supervisory capacity on all three patrol shifts.
Captain Iozzi served as both a field training officer and field training officer coordinator. He holds a Cooper Fitness certification and is also a senior Emergency Vehicle Obstacle Course (EVOC) instructor.
In 2017 Captain Iozzi headed a study to realign the shift structure as well as beat areas for patrol.
Married to his wife Brenda, they are the parents of two sons, Owen, 15, and Andrew, 11.