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Training
Flood of Recruits Expected For Toledo Civil Service Exam
The Toledo (Ohio) Police Department will offer the civil service exam in late August to fill a cadet class and expects in excess of 800 test takers with hopes of becoming an officer with the agency.
July 27, 2010
Patrol
San Francisco Faces Race and Gender Discrimination Suit from White Male Officers
According to Forbes, plaintiffs claim that although they received higher grades on the civil service promotional exam, minority and female candidates were promoted ahead of them.
June 14, 2019
Training
Dallas Throws Out Sergeant Promotion Exam
The integrity of the test had been questioned after a police major who helped shape the exam also coached clients through a test-prep business.
February 7, 2018
Training
More Than 3,000 Apply For Police Jobs With Ohio Agency
The Dayton (Ohio) PD accepted more than 3,000 applications for its upcoming recruit class to achieve a more diverse force by 2012 to meet the terms of a federal consent decree.
September 12, 2010
Training
AG Holder Tells Ohio Agency To Lower Passing Test Score
The city of Dayton, Ohio, has agreed to a lower passing score for the police recruit exam, after the U.S. Department of Justice rejected its test because not enough blacks passed.
March 14, 2011
Training
Police Applicant Involved In N.J. Cop's Fatal Crash
The driver of the vehicle that slammed into Millville (N.J.) Police Officer Christopher Reeves' cruiser and killing the officer had applied to the department to become an officer.
July 9, 2012
Training
Video: TX Police Recruiting Video Spoofs Terrible Shooting Skills of "Star Wars" Villains
In the video posted Friday morning, a Fort Worth PD firearms instructor tries to teach a storm trooper from the "Star Wars" movies how to shoot. The storm troopers are notoriously bad shots.
December 5, 2016
Training
N.Y. State Park Police Seeking Applicants
The New York State Park Police, who patrol Niagara Falls State Park and 177 other parks and 35 historic sites throughout the Empire State, are seeking applicants.
September 10, 2012
Patrol
Dispatcher Hired by Mass. PD in Targeted Female Officer Search
Former dispatcher Carly Moriarty has been hired on as the fourth female officer on the Walpole (Mass.) Police Department. Police Chief Richard Stillman said the department specifically sought out a woman for the open spot to bring the total number of women on the now 40-officer force up to 10 percent.
July 14, 2014
Training
Dayton Police Choose Recruits Amid Diversity Campaign
Nearly four years after the U.S. Department of Justice accused Dayton of systematically discriminating against blacks in the hiring of police officers, 24 police recruits entered the city's Police Academy.
February 28, 2012
Training
Massachusetts Police: Fewer Recruit Applicants Amid Killings, Scrutiny
The Boston (MA) Police Department — as well as agencies throughout Massachusetts — is seeing a massive decline in the number of people seeking entry-level law enforcement jobs.
July 24, 2018
Patrol
L.A. Sheriff Honors First Female Deputy Killed On Duty
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department will honor the first female deputy killed in the line of duty in the United States at a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of women serving with the department.
October 11, 2012
Patrol
Free Sight-Saving Eye Exams Available for Service Dogs
The ACVO/Merial National Service Dog Eye Exam Event brings together veterinary ophthalmologists and thousands of service dogs for free exams. Registration begins April 1st for the May 2010 event.
March 22, 2010
Patrol
New Study Examines Police Killing of Unarmed Civilians
A new study based on the open-source, open-standards, StreetCred Police Killings in Context (PKIC) data project reveals that the number of unarmed civilians killed in confrontations with police is substantially lower than commonly stated in the media.
October 7, 2015
Special Units
Pennsylvania Capitol Police Seeking New Recruits
In order to provide additional police protection in the Capitol Complex, the Pennsylvania Capitol Police have announced the start of a statewide recruiting effort to add approximately 20 officers to its force by 2009.
February 28, 2008
Command
Change in New York Civil Service Law Could Help Agencies Hire Officers
The change in the law eliminates the requirement that officers be “reachable” on the county’s civil service list.
January 10, 2024
Command
MA Chiefs Say Anti-Police Sentiment, Civil Service Rules Make It Difficult to Fill Ranks
“We certainly want to hire good, quality candidates,” said Attleboro Police Chief Kyle Heagney. “But what is going on nationally is affecting us here in the Commonwealth.”
April 21, 2021
Patrol
Leading by Example
What most agencies do well is produce managers; it helps with short-term goals but exasperates long-term ones. Please don't tell me you are part of that innocuous group of lost souls that think managing and leading are the same thing, because they're not.
November 17, 2011
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