Police want help fight crime.
But not everyone they talk to understands what they need to know, or that they need people to talk to them.
Capt. Troy Schulze recalls once fielding a call about a fight in progress outside a person’s home.
He asked for the caller’s phone number, address and a description of what was happening, but the caller got upset.
“Most fights are over when we get there,” Schulze said. “We need to let the public know that these questions will be asked because we need the information.”
Without the information, officers …

Police Officer
The City of Osceola is now accepting applications
for the position of Police Officer. Applicants must be at least21 years of age and meet ILEA and City of Osceola standards. Currently certified officers preferred but not required, lateral entry accepted. Testing will include written, physical, medical and psychological examinations as well as extensive background investigation. The City of Osceola conforms to Federal guidelines for a drug free workplace. Applications must be received or postmarked by 4:00 pm, January 28, 2011.For an application packet please …

The name of the game in becoming a Police Officer is Preparation
To become a police officer, especially with today’s competition, the name of the game is preparation. If you don’t prepare, you’re in trouble, period. One way you can better prepare yourself is using online practice exams that will better prepare you for police exams. These sell for around $20 to $30 on average, and are loaded with test questions and information on how to answer oral board questions. They make preparing for …

With the onslaught of so many police television shows, a lot of people have gained interest in joining one of the uniformed forces which are the cops or the police. Over the years due to the growing interest shown by people, the police academy has a lot of choices now and thus they have constantly changed what is on the police officer exam. They are continuously coming up with various techniques to evaluate examinees who choose to embark on the quest to become a successful police officer.
It is expected that …

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.

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 …

Hampton police are close to running a full-time police academy that will allow recruit training to be specialized and streamlined.
The department, which is currently under the Hampton Roads Criminal Justice Training Academy, is in the final stages of having its own academy approved, which is expected by the beginning of next year.
For the past five years Hampton police have run a satellite police academy with recruits required to attend the regional police academy. Hampton police say by having their own academy, recruits will be taught …

Eligibility Requirements – Trooper
Applicants for the position of Pennsylvania State Police Cadet will be automatically disqualified if any of the following standards are not met.
General Requirements – All standards must be met:
Age Requirement – Applicants must be at least 20 years of age on or before the date the application is completed. Applicants must be 21 years of age and cannot have reached their 40th birthday prior to or on …