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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 23, 2016

71% of Chicago PD Exam Applicants Are Minorities After Outreach

An unprecedented outreach campaign to diversify the Chicago Police Department has attracted 14,200 applicants for the April 16 police exam — and of those, 29% are African-American and 39% are Hispanic.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2013

Nearly 20K Apply to Chicago PD

About 18,000 applicants hope they'll be chosen for an upcoming Chicago Police recruit class in a year the agency broadened its applicant pool.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 10, 2013

Cross-Training Mich. Officers May Have Cheated on Fire Test

Monroe (Mich.) Police officers cross-training to become firefighters may have used instructors’ materials improperly during academy training, documents provided to The Blade show.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 23, 2011

5,000 Applicants Take Buffalo Police Exam

Most of the nearly 5,000 hopefuls with the goal of becoming a Buffalo Police officer showed up on Saturday to take the three-and-a-half-hour exam, creating long lines at the Convention Center.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 15, 2011

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.

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