On Nov. 10, 19 people graduated from the Niles Citizens Police Academy.
They received a certificate from Chief of Police Dean Strzelecki. Present were Division Commander Dennis McEnerney and Academy Coordinator Sgt. Tom Davis as well as guests of the graduates and instructors and assistants. The Niles Police Color Guard presented colors prior to the ceremony.
The class met for three hours every Wednesday night for 10 weeks and were instructed by members of the Niles Police Department in the history of policing, Niles Police Department organizational structure, patrol procedures, community programs, …

School Resource Officers are a specialty group within the Chesterfield County Police Department. They were already in the classroom before the first school bell rang on Sept. 7. In August, the officers completed an in-service program that involved an array of topics at the Chesterfield County Police Academy Eanes-Pittman Public Safety Training Center. Capt. Russ Lescault noted the accomplishments of Sgt. Cindy Chambers, who supervises the SROs serving in the southern portion of the county. She organized the outside expertise and internal …

As quick as he can flex his muscles, Cpl. Kelly Waite lifts his head above the metal bar and notches one more chin-up for justice.
AC/DC is coming through the stereo system and an assortment of items — an oversized tractor tire, rocks, even empty beer kegs — line up along the wall as police Sgt. Doug Bagarus pushes Waite and Lt. Scott Hanley through a series of exercises.
In the space that was once a garage at the South Bend Police Department, the officers are …

The ethical standards of the Farmington Police Department are being questioned after a 37-year-old woman who was a recent graduate of the Citizens Police Academy and a participant in a program designed to train cadets to administer field sobriety tests was found dead in her home.
Tamara Gallegos was found dead on May 23, two days after getting drunk for a live drinking lab for the Criminal Justice Training Authority.
Police investigated the death as suspicious, but because of her intimate connection with the department, …

A Pennsylvania man is suing the state police over guidelines that forbid the use of hearing aids in the certification process for becoming a municipal police officer.
Lawyers for 39-year-old Bill Furman have asked in the federal discrimination lawsuit filed Wednesday that the rule be changed so he has the chance to become eligible for certification. The state police oversees certification.
Furman is a parking officer and constable. He lives in Boalsburg.
He was set to attend a police training academy last year when he said …

For those of you with an interest in New careers, but wanting to do something different, then perhaps you should look to the police force for some unusual Career ideas. There are a wide selection of Careers available in the police force. There are of course the more obvious careers, such as being a police officer! Then there are lesser known Careers. There are also a wide variety of New careers open in the form of support roles. I am going to talk about …

To become a police officer in Texas, you need to meet licensing requirements set by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education (TCLEOSE) and the standards set by the local law enforcement agency with which you are applying. Although the specific requirements vary between local police forces, there are some general rules you should expect to encounter.

Step 1
Contact the local agency with which you hope to work to find out their minimum age requirements.

Step 2
Obtain a valid Texas driver’s license through …