Tag: Older Recruits

Training

Editorial: Preventing Recruit Deaths

Training injuries and even training fatalities are far too common in law enforcement academies, and they need to be addressed.

March 11, 2025

Patrol

Once Homeless Man Becomes Chicago Police Officer

After more than a year of being homeless, Lavelle Schaffer says a chance encounter at a shelter with an employee of Metropolitan Family Services turned things around.

December 11, 2024

Command

Ohio City Ends Maximum Age for Recruits

City Manager Bryan Heck told commissioners the city currently has open positions and Springfield, along with other communities across the country, struggles to fill them.

August 24, 2023

Patrol

California Cadet Dies After Suffering Medical Emergency in Training

A cadet training to become a deputy with the Santa Clara (CA) Sheriff's Office collapsed during training on Tuesday and later died at a nearby hospital.

June 26, 2020

Training

PERF Report: Policing Profession Facing a Hiring Crisis

The Police Executive Research Forum recently released a report saying that the police profession is in a hiring crisis.

September 26, 2019

Patrol

Virginia Officer Joined Force at 58, Now Patrolling at 62

In the police academy the then 58-year-old Friday received the best in physical fitness award. He was running 10 miles a day before entering the academy.

May 13, 2019

Training

52-Year-Old Cadet Graduates from Washington State Academy

Andrews says he feared his co-cadets would treat him differently, but other than a couple of odd looks in the early days of the academy, he said everyone accepted him.

June 7, 2018

Training

Thinking Outside of the Recruiting Box

Agencies are being forced to embrace new ways of reaching potential hires to fill their ranks.

April 3, 2018

Patrol

Video: 53-Year-Old Rookie Joins Houston PD

At 53 years young, Officer Wendy Caldwell recently made history at the Houston Police Department. She's the oldest cadet to ever graduate from the department's police academy.

May 1, 2017

Patrol

53-Year-Old Rookie Joins Houston PD

At 53 years young, Officer Wendy Caldwell recently made history at the Houston Police Department. She's the oldest cadet to ever graduate from the department's police academy. More Here.

May 1, 2017

Training

Military Vets Joining Law Enforcement

Men and women leaving active-duty military jobs would seem to be a perfect fit for police careers. But there are many obstacles in their way and hurdles they must overcome before pinning on their badges and joining the thin blue line.

January 29, 2014

Training

Atlanta Pays $250K To HIV Positive Cop Applicant

The city of Atlanta has agreed to pay $250,000 to a police applicant who claimed he wasn't hired because he tested HIV positive during medical screening.

August 21, 2012