The Ellis County Press: New officer hired in Ovilla

New officer hired in Ovilla
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Editor on 11/20/2003 00:00:00


GEORGIA FITZHUGH
The Ellis County Press
OVILLA - Police Chief Mike Moon hired Mario Ortegon to be a new full-time police
officer, according to his announcement at the Ovilla City Council on Nov. 10.
Ortegon has two years of experience as a reserve officer in Princeton and in
Hood County, and nine years of work experience in animal control for Hood
County.
Ortegon takes the full-time position following the resignation of Officer Sherry
Arriola, who returned to work in the Navarro County jail.
Moon has known Ortegon since he was a teenager in the Police Explorer group
sponsored by the Cedar Hill Police Department.
'I was the first police officer Mario rode with when he was a Police Explorer,
and now I'm the first to offer him a full-time position as a police officer,'
Moon said.