On November 16th I had my physical/oral board interview. Passed both. Same day I received the instructions, for the next step which was background investigation. In the next 10 days I had to submit all the info they ask you about in the past 10 years. I did that too, submitted it on the 26th of November, and today I got an answer saying I do not meet the requirements for the position. Not only that they also said, based on their determination my name has been temporarily removed from consideration for the position. I can re apply on 12/4/2027 !! Almost 3 years later why so long!? I’m squeaky clean, just your basic traffic/speeding tickets but also those were 7+ years ago and I only had 5 in the past 10 years. Why did they give me 3 years to re apply I thought i could re apply in the next year or so?

Can I apply in a different department or would that be a waste and they ll read the report of whatever happened here and also deny me? Please give me some hope. Thanks!

Hi, I got a phone call from a local PD the other day regarding an ex of mine. They said her car was blocking a driveway and were asking if I was still in contact with her because they didn’t want to tow it. After explaining that she’s an ex that I don’t talk to they apologized and we ended the call.

Is there any way for me to remove my phone number from being associated with her? We don’t share a phone plan or anything so I’m not sure how they got my number and associated me with her.

Has anyone gone through the academy at Walter’s State Community College in TN or the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy in Nashville? How was it? What did the program look like? Was it “hard” compared to other academies?

Hello,

Just passed my written, physical for my local PD, we started with 24 and now only 5 of us left after written and physical, the next step is Oral Board Interview, I just filled out my Personal History and now I’m kinda stressed out. How will the following affect me in the hiring process.

1. My credit score is 680 (just got my full report)

2. I have $22,570 left on my car loan out of $45k (never missed a payment)

3. I have $6k in debt over various credit cards, none of my payments exceed $60/month on these cards and never missed or been late on any of them.

4. I just got out of the military 4 months ago and this will be my first job post-service so needless to say I’m kind of broke these past 4 months, living off of my 90% VA disability (about 28k per year) but still making all my payments on time because I do not pay anything for the house I live in, it’s paid off and all bills paid by the owner (relative) so I’m able to save money on that part.

Will any of this affect my future in the hiring process?

About to start BLET in 2 weeks. I was wondering if anyone has any good advice? Thank you for anyone who dedicates their time to this post.

I’m in the Tx, DFW area tossing in some applications and noticing some departments have longer courses than others. What’s the deal with this? Dallas is 40 weeks, but has a lower starting pay than many of the 21-28 weeks places I’m seeing. Personally I’m leaning towards the short ones because I’ve gone through the Kool-aid drinking with the Army already, but if the quality of these shorter ones isn’t great I could hash out a longer one.

I've heard people say everyone still has to do them, and I've also heard people say that they didn't have to do one or that it's very rare now. Not sure who to listen to

Hey all,

My wife and I are moving to be closer to her family in Illinois. I had applied with our local PD, but when the conversation of "it will take "x" amount of time for the academy, and then I need time before I laterally apply" came up, she wasn't okay with the wait or living apart.

I had my NTN scores transferred, talked to a recruiter, put in my application, all the usual stuff. Their physical test is different, more akin to what I've seen for Firefighters on the West Coast. If anyone has insight into the process (psych, background, poly, POWER test, etc) I'd be happy to hear it. I have no hang-ups in my past, I'm looking for a career change to something meaningful, and I want to serve the community I'm living in (or will be living in soon enough).

Thanks folks!

Hello everyone! I just passed the TCOLE exam and my first day of FTO is scheduled for next week. Any advice on what to expect and how to get through this next period? Thank you in advance!

Watching the Jon Benet Ramsey miniseries on Netflix and being reminded how bad the Boulder police investigation was back in the mid-90's. Understand it was a different era back then, but it was Christmas and this was Boulder's first homicide of the year. They had friends & family coming through the house for hours while the cops were there, disturbing the crime scene while the body was still lying in the basement undiscovered until the father was asked as an afterthought to "go look for clues" when he went straight to the basement, found his daughter dead, & carried her upstairs.

So that's an embarrassingly horrible example at one end, but it got me to thinking...what city has the reputation among cops for having the best & most professional homicide investigations?

So I wanted to know during the medical screening/process do they check everything from your past? I have medical records from the military/VA so I was wondering if they check those? And what kind of questions do they ask when you reach that part of the hiring process. Thank you in advanced.

I know this question is super general, not really familiar if a police officer is given a cert or a physical ID. If a cop was to leave the job and become a cop back years later, would their cert still be valid or would they have to do the academy again and go through the process for a new dept?

Out of curiosity. Do we have any Asian officers in this sub Reddit. If we do, what is you experiencing like as a LEO in the US?

"Two is one, one is none"

why can't you just carry extra batteries?

Do you think it’s important to start a LE career in a big city? Why? Why not?

I moved to Washington State and my car still has the plates from my old state. Can officers see less info from pulling a license plate that's out of state?

Whats the best way to get experience besides military as a young adult that department like on applications thanks !

Had some questions about applying as an out-of-state lateral..

Can anyone fill me in on how picky is SFPD? How hard can it be to get in? (As in, are they looking to disqualify more than they are looking to hire? Some agencies seem to do it this way lol)

What are the agency pet issues for DQ? (For example, some agencies are big on traffic etc.)

If you do work there, can you give insight on what to expect as a rookie? Shifts and work experience etc.

One of my friends had her jaw broken in supposedly a fight/attack a couple days ago. How did this happen? I thought there was better security in there and the guards got involved before it escalated to this?

Semi no working tail/break lights? Was behind them for over a mile and stopped behind them at a red light for several minutes and they never lit up. Seems very dangerous especially in the mountains where we are.

What happened

Any info on this department? Work schedule, pay, etc?

I’ve gotten pretty far in the process of both wondering what people think I should take if both give an offer. Any insight into either jobs and which you’d pick if given the opportunity.

In Texas if it matters.

My sister in law has lost control and we're working on getting her a spot at an impatient rehab facility, however her "friend" continues to provide her meth knowing what's going on. I can't call him a dealer because I don't know that for sure or what is being exchanged for the drugs (lord help us).

She's an adult, but we have his address and know drugs are there, he has previous charges. If we call the sheriff, what do they need to know to respond and be able to make an arrest?

HOWWWW do yall find out where an applicant has applied to? When the question asks “have you applied to any other law enforcement agency’s” I just don’t get how they can find out. There must be a system or something. I guess a department asked why I didn’t list I applied to a police department back in 2018. Like how long are these on file?!

I have to take the Illinois agility test for my physical fitness test. It’s for a federal agency. I am required to get 17.7 seconds or below, but I am around 18.7 and struggling to get below that.

Anyone who was required to do that test have any tips?

Recently had a police report filed against me this past Friday. Pretty minor offense if anything at all. Just wondering when I’ll hear anything from police if at all.