Tag: Hiring Initiatives: Page 7

Patrol

Feds Fund Hiring of 1,000 Local Officers

The DOJ's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) office awarded the grants to 238 law enforcement agencies and municipalities. The awards will create or help preserve 1,021 sworn law enforcement positions.

September 28, 2011

Training

Detroit Police Add 90 Cops to Street Duty

Chief Ralph Godbee, Jr., announced the plan to add 50 new officers funded via three-year Community Oriented Policing Services grants from the U.S. Department of Justice. The remaining 40 are being moved off desk duty on Sept. 1.

August 19, 2011

Training

Staffing Shortage Plagues Virginia State Police

The understaffed Virginia State Police is offering its troopers overtime shifts rather than giving them pay raises or hiring for the 227 authorized positions that remain unfilled.

July 17, 2011

Training

NYPD Hires 1,635 Recruits, Largest Class In 5 Years

The recruits form the largest Police Academy since 2006 and begin official training at the Police Academy in Manhattan on Monday. It's a diverse group. Of the new class, 16 percent were born overseas in 55 different countries

July 7, 2011

Careers

How to Handle Residency Requirements

If you're applying to an agency, read the fine print. I mean the really fine print. There are some police agencies that require you to prove you've established residency for up to two years prior to submitting an application. Others require you to move into the jurisdiction within a year of your hire date.

July 4, 2011

Patrol

Camden Rehires 19 Cops, Memo Outlines Dismantling of Agency

Nineteen officers rejoined the Camden (N.J.) Police Department on Tuesday, as the police union's president questioned a memo outlining the dismantling of the agency in favor of county law enforcement.

May 23, 2011

Training

Baltimore Police Recruitment Heads to Community College

The Baltimore Police Department is seeking potential officers from the Cayuga Community College's criminal justice program.

May 12, 2011

Training

North Dakota Lawmakers Approve Troopers, Deny EVOC and Gun Range

Gov. Jack Dalrymple had recommended spending $3.6 million for an indoor gun range and a new driving course for emergency vehicles that would have been used by agencies from across the state.

May 4, 2011

Training

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.

April 22, 2011

Training

Baltimore PD Launches Campaign to Hire City Residents

In announcing the project, Baltimore Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III said the department is seeking to fill 300 positions over the next several months. The city has committed to hiring 400 new officers, despite a $120 million budget shortfall.

April 14, 2011

Training

Social Media Boosts Recruiting at Virginia Agency

In the past year, the Richmond (Va.) Police Department has been using Facebook posts and Twitter tweets to broaden its search for new police officers. The department also used its blog to answer questions and direct potential applicants to submit electronically.

March 22, 2011

Patrol

Camden, N.J., Hires Back 30% of Laid-Off Officers

Camden Mayor Dana Redd announced she would use $2.5 million paid to the city by the South Jersey Port Corp. and federal grants to hire back the officers, along with 15 firefighters.

March 16, 2011