Family and friends looked on proudly Friday as 20 people graduated from the Rockland County Police Academy after six months of training.
They packed the Fire Training Center’s auditorium , congratulating graduates with cheers and applause as each took a certificate of graduation.
With Director Hugh Lennon doing the introductions, the police academy class graduated 16 police officers, including four for the Rockland Sheriff’s Department and, for the first time, graduates for Amtrak police.
Four people graduated as part of the Rockland Community College …

The Killeen Police Department is now accepting applications for the position of probationary police officer. Applications will be accepted until January 28, 2011 5:00pm.
Applicants will be processed for the February 13, 2011 civil service exam date. Applicants hired will enter the June 6, 2011 police academy class.
Applications can be filled out online on the City of Killeen website. For more information call Sgt. Laura Duskie at 254-200-7988.

If you are interested in becoming a police officer in Texas, you will have to meet two sets of standards. All police officers in Texas must meet the licensing requirements of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education, the TCLEOSE. Additionally, individual police departments can also have their own rules concerning minimum age, education, physical testing and training.
Education
All police officers in Texas must have the minimum of a high school diploma or GED and 12 hours of college credit. You …

Duties: Maintain peace and order on a college or university campus; enforce governmental laws and regulations as well as institutional policies and rules; perform police, traffic, crime prevention, and other duties
Alternate Title: Campus Public Safety Officer
Salary Range: $27,000 to $68,000
Education or Training – High school diploma; police academy training
Experience – Previous law enforcement or security experience in an educational setting preferred
Special Skills and Personality Traits – Self management, communication, writing, interpersonal, teamwork, and decision making skills; be calm, composed, friendly, cooperative, tactful, honest, ethical, …

One of my closest college friends went to journalism school at NYU immediately following graduation. After two hard years of graduate education and a subsequent small-town reporter job, she moved back to New York City
and did something that surprised all of us: she became a cop. She entered the NYPD academy in the late of spring of 2005 and transformed from wannabe to cadet to full-fledged police officer by the end of the year.
The path to a job as an NYPD police officer is long and complicated, weeding people each …

Idaho State Police has an announcement that’s rarely heard  these days: They’re hiring.
ISP will be filling 15 currently vacant positions.
The competition is fierce – nearly 1,000 candidates are expected to apply.
“It is not a job you take because you are unemployed. This is a very demanding job. It’s not for everyone,” said Captain Brian Zimmerman.
The hiring process takes six to seven months to complete. It includes extensive background checks and physical and psychological exams.
They’ll be accepting applications until November 21.

What’s planned
Department officials said they need:
Five police officers to attend the police academy and join the city’s force of 127 officers.
Four dispatchers to work in the communications unit, receiving and processing calls for assistance.
One non-sworn community service officer to work the department’s front desk, taking reports, directing traffic and fielding questions from the public.
What’s happening
Sgt. Michael Stewart, who oversees recruitment and training, said hiring officials stopped taking applications for the dispatcher jobs and are conducting background checks on a pool of candidates. He said the department received about 350 applications.
The …

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, …

Seriously if you want to be a police officer in the state of Utah it’s not going to be easy. In fact, if you’re overweight or out of shape you might as well forget it. Don’t even bother applying if you’re a little heavy (Watch this training video on how to lose weight fast). I say that because if you’re overweight you’ll not only have a tough time at the physical fitness testing, but you’ll get destroyed at the police training academy.
As I’ve mentioned …

Many individuals desire to become a police officer. There are several reasons why this profession may be chosen. Many individuals want to reach out to others, and help them. There are many who feel the need to be active members of the community. Still, there are some who simply have a passion for the high powered action of the law enforcement profession.
If you are one of the above, it is essential that you know and understand how to get police officer jobs. Here, I will review the police officer …