I'm applying to to the Stockon PD as a trainee and have already had PI who completed BI and had the "lie detector" questionnaire. My question is if in the case of a rejection, do we normally get an email/letter/ect?

It's been a little over 5 months, since I've have had my BI forwarded and Questionnaire completed. I've yet to receive any update regarding my application.

Hey everybody!

I recently applied to the Metropolitan Police Academy and got determined ineligible to continue with the process. Their reasoning was that I deliberately lied on my prospect day packet and written examination. I admit, that I was not honest on those portions because I thought my history of marijuana smoking would be deem me an undesirable candidate.

It’s my first time applying to the MPD or any PD for that matter, and I realized after my polygraph that such a background is not a disqualifier. My examiner reassured me that honesty is the prerogative for applicants, and that people with crazier backgrounds have gotten into the academy. If I had known that beforehand I know my decision making would have been different. Regardless I should have never lied in the first place.

I ended up admitting to being dishonest in my polygraph and adjusted my written answers accordingly so that I could answer the polygraph truthfully. My examiner told me afterwards that there were no noticeable abnormalities in the polygraph charts and, I quote “that everything looks good.” So, through medical, physical, testing, and the polygraph, I believe I passed. However, the only thing of question is me lying on the written portion.

I submitted an appeal to the ineligibility status saying that I apologize for being dishonest and understand the ramifications of allowing a dishonest member of society into the police force. I informed them about the reasoning for my dishonesty and promised that if allowed to pursue the academy, I would not permit myself to lie about such trivial information.

I would love some insight from others to understand the likelihood of my appeal, and if not, my chances for making the academy if I were to apply again. I’ve been looking forward to this for a while now and would hate to see my opportunity fly out the window due to a simple misjudgment.

If there is anyone here who works with MPD and would like to speak to me more about next steps if my appeal is to not go through I would appreciate that as well.

• Yours Truly

Hopeful MPD applicant

As someone who used to be involved with drugs and addiction at an early age (7+ years un recovery, no felony charges). Are there any opportunities for me to work in law enforcement?

I would think that my lived experience is unfortunate but also could be a window into crime and addiction investigation that not everyone could relate to.

Honest question. I’m trying to understand.

I ask this out of curiosity. I don't know if this applies to American police. However, I am wondering why a psychological interview? In Canada, they do this for police. I'm trying to understand why the psychological interview? What questions do they ask? What about accommodations for the job? Would I be able to request accommodations for my disability & to do my job effectively?

Basically, theres an abandoned hospital that says stuff like '24 HOUR SURVELIENCE' and has cameras. I know its monitored by the state and not a private company. I just want to go there to take photos for school, I'm not breaking and entering. I was there once before and nothing happened but I was not there for long. The REASON why there are cameras are bc people were breaking windows and stealing copper pipes but if whoever is monitoring it sees a teenage girl with a camera just walking around...I don't know, are they actually going to care? Its very obvious I'm not doing anything. I don't want to waste a cops time or be interrogated for walking around bc it seems a bit silly.

I was watching a reel where this woman in Amsterdam with her dog were in the forest alone and heard a man wailing/screaming. The video made my hair stand up, you could tell it wasn’t staged. She called out to see who was yelling but no one answered. The comments roasted her for shouting back to someone alone in the forest as she could’ve been attacked, others are claiming it’s paranormal lol. Bottom line is she should have left and called the cops, per everyone in the comments. My question to cops is how do you go in after that when someone says something really creepy and you have to go investigate? Have you had any freaky experiences like that? Thank you for being brave too, I am not.

I’m start the academy in a few weeks and am starting to get prepared for everything. I have a sunglasses appointment today and am wondering if anyone has sunglasses that stand out to them.

I found these online and they seem pretty cool:

https://www.oakleysi.com/en-ca/product/W0OO9296?variant=888392326584

Hi everyone,

I’m preparing for a potential role as a police officer, and I’m doing some primary research to get a better understanding of the profession from those who have lived it. I’m hoping to gain insight into what a day in the life is really like, the challenges faced, and the skills necessary for success in law enforcement. If you’re currently serving or have served as a police officer, I’d greatly appreciate any insights you could share.

Here are a few questions I have:

1. What initially inspired you to join law enforcement?

2. What does a typical day on the job look like for you?

3. What qualities or skills do you think are essential for someone considering this career?

4. What advice would you give to someone new to the field?

5. How do you handle the mental and emotional demands of the role?

6. What are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced, and how did you approach them?

7. How does public perception impact your work?

I’m open to any other advice or experiences you think would be helpful to someone new to this field. Thank you in advance for your time and for sharing your stories and insights.

Hello, I would like to hear what type of watch you prefer when you work. Make and model.

I need to buy one that is more suited for work as I only have dress watches.

Appreachiate any post and why you prefer that type of watch?

Be safe

Hey guys,

So I have been wanting to be a cop for a while now. I have worked with two agencies (civilian employee) and was hoping to go into law enforcement at the age I'm currently in. I have also 40+ ride alongs under my belt and fell in love with it. I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder about a year and half ago and been fighting it since. It has improved a lot but to get panic attacks once ina while, and struggle with it randomly. I did leave my agency due to it, without telling them, and have switched careers. But not a day goes by where I dont think about it because its still an obsession of mine. I have gone on one ride a long since my diagnose and I did have a panic attack (internal not obvious) while on a child abuse inv, but the rest was great. I feel like thats my calling more then anything and I LOVE every second of it before the diagnose. Is there any advice from officers who may struggle with similar anxiousness that can give advice on how to pull through.

Hi, I am hoping there is a WA LEO in here to answer a question, but I also wouldn't mind hearing how other states handle this too

20+ years ago my mom had a bit too much to drink & didn't want to drive drunk. Uber wasn't a thing back then, and even now in that area they really aren't available, it is a rural area. She was in the driver's seat sleeping & the keys were on the driver's side floor, under her legs. Because of both of those things, she got a DUI. She took it to court & the judge upheld it. I had asked a local cop what to do to avoid a DUI if someone were found in her situation & he said sleep in the back seats, or passenger seat if there are no back seats. He also said put the keys in the trunk or someplace inaccessible or hard to reach. Nowadays though, with fobs & push start/keyless cars, what would be the best thing to do? Does what the cop from ages go told me still stand? Or do we need to do something like hide the fob in a wheel well or some place else outside of the car since having the fob anywhere inside would still allow the car to start? We are having a raging debate on another Reddit thread & I have been having trouble reaching a local (or any) LEO for their professional advice or the actual procedures or laws.

Just wondering, do cops who street patrol, memorize cars they often see?

For context, I am 29 years old and I will be 30 this December. I have been a career jumper for a while’s started off in recruiting for banks, recently switched to teaching. I’m not satisfied and don’t think I can do this for 30+ years. I’ve always wanted to be a cop. I have a college degree and a lot of different experience and skills that would translate well to being a police officer (leadership, community involvement, patience, empathy, etc) I also recently got into great shape and feel as if the PT wouldn’t be too bad. My question is:

1. is it too late at 30?
2. when sending my resumes to departments, what should I highlight in terms of work experience?

TIA

Firstly is it even possible? Second if you’ve seen my other post about Walter State that’s where I plan to go since I’m going to have to be a self sponsor ( my agency won’t send me and all the places around me are only hiring POST) would it even be worth using TN reconnect if I qualify?

(not based on any situation relevant to me, just thinking)

Hey, I'm not a cop but I was just wondering... I'm reading that people driving too slowly can get pulled over. So let's say you pull someone over for going too slow and you see it's a very very old person. Like I picture that situation is so sad and awkward because you know they're just not going to be able to drive faster, y'know? What do you usually do in those situations? Like what do you say to them? You can't just tell them they should stop driving, can you? 😂 or are you supposed to? Does it feel cringingly awkward for you or are you used to it? I'm honestly picturing that many have been through this at least once in their police career lol. Not even just with going too slow, but other common errors that come with decreasing cognitive functioning on the road. My first thought was about going too slow though

I watch lots of cop body cam videos of karens resisting arrest. Mostly I see police or deputies with no chevrons, and sergeants with three chevrons. From time to time, I see corporals with two chevrons. I've recently seen some cops with one chevron. What are they called? Privates? If one chevron has a rank, then what is the official rank of an officer with no chevrons? What extra duties and responsibilities does a one-chevron cop have?

hi everyone! i posted this in my animal shelter group but figured this might be a good place to ask. i work at a county animal shelter and want opinions or other experiences.

we work pretty closely with our city police departments at my county shelter. they have their own animal control division, but they also have random officers/cadets bringing in animals.

don’t get me started on this, as it could be a whole conversation; i don’t see any reason why random police officers are going out and taking neonatal kittens out of bushes to bring them to us, but they are.

anyway, if police officers are going to be involved i figure animal handling is absolutely a necessary skill. i’ve seen these police officers drag 4 month old puppies in on catch poles, hold scared cats dangling with their arms outstretched, etc. this treatment is dangerous for people and animals, and makes our job so much more difficult when we have to deal with the animals after they’ve been traumatized by the officers.

in one incident that made me livid, for some reason a police officer was sent out in the middle of the night to collect a single neonatal kitten??? well, he ended up placing the kitten in a regular sized (dog sized) metal kennel with a thin towel, and left it there. the kitten squeezed through the bars of the kennel, likely desperate for warmth or food, and i found it cold and dying on the floor in the morning.

do police officers train for animal handling… at all? or are they just being told to wing it in most cases? what are some good ways to go about possibly getting training for our police departments?

i keep seeing videos or reports of officers handling animals inappropriately across the country, like the officer who shot a 16 year old blind dog because he “thought it could have rabies”. is there just a genuine lack of education on things like that among the public/officers? id be laughing at that if the outcome had been more positive; in the video the dog is just kinda slowly walking around him and gives no indication of being ill.

Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this.

Car A heading north on a two lane, one lane in each direction) 25mph residential street stops at a stop sign and then proceeds to make a right turn (and totally within the proper lane, no edging into oncoming traffic) heading east onto a 40mph two lane street that has a solid yellow center line.

Car A is hit by Car B which is heading west - while Car B is going approx 55mph (on the 40mph road) and in the oncoming traffic lane as Car B is in the process of having crossed the solid yellow line while passing Car C, with Car C driving approx the speed limit (40mph).

Is Car A at fault?

I'm working on a data analysis project where we’re looking at our city's crime data and trying to solve some kind of real world problem with it. It appears that car theft has massively gone up over the past 10 years and we’re thinking about emphasizing that fact. Could you guys help me out by giving me your ideas about how a Police Department could use specific resources and methods (including educating the public) catered to preventing and stopping car theft? Thank you for everything you do.

What do you guys think of Bristol Police Department? Should one persue their LEO carrier in this underrated department?

I am actually thinking about applying for it. Any suggestions or tips that can help me make a decision.

Biased investigation? Do I have a civil court case against local Police Department? Complaint?

Simple complaint or full on civil lawsuit?

At around 11:30 pm I was riding my escooter cruising down to a convenience store for a late night snack.

It was a warm night, but ended up stopping to put on my jacket.

For no particular reason I ended up stopping in front of a tattoo shop. As I'm putting on my jacket some guy, an individual later identified as the owner, emerged into the lobby from the darkened back of the shop and he was waiving a long knife in the air screaming at me (I was outside on the sidewalk).

The guy was screaming something to the effect, "Get the fuck out of here motherfucker etc etc..." I quickly finished putting on my jacket, threw my hands in the air and said something like, "What's your fucking problem?!" the guy continued to scream, so I threw my backpack on and right before I was to leave, I snapped off few pictures of the guy waiving the knife at me (which an Officer later photographed after viewing them from the screen of my camera).

So I leave, I hop on my escooter and take off down the road.

The entire encounter lasted maybe 45 seconds.

At that point, I chalk it up as: Dude has a business downtown, on one of the main drags, so I'm thinking he pry gets annoyed with homeles s folks and what not and tonight he lost his cool and full on tripped out barking and waiving a knife in the air, so whatever, that's fine, I was outside and he was inside, so I wasn't feeling too threatened, but nonetheles s I'm outta there.

E-scooting down the road at 15mph and not putting much more thought into it.

So I'm cruising southbound, passed the underpass, passed a Denny's, passed McDonald's, TacoBell, Brown Bear Car Wash, Dairy Queen, passed Les Schwab, pychic reader, and just nearly past 1st AutoService (which is directly acros s from the town Library) and all of a sudden, this beige/gold in color Cadillac Escalade (large SUV) comes from behind me, completely blinds sided and cuts me off, literally driving and now parking on the s idewalk, where the vehicle abruptly stops, the SUV completely blocking from going forward.

Of course, it's THE SAME GUY from the tattoo shop!

...so he jumps out of the driver side door and AGAIN, he's WAIVING A KNIFE in his right hand, pointing it at me in an serious and aggressive sorta way.

With knife in right and a phone in his left hand (asuming he was recording it), so I hop off my scooter as he's coming at me screaming at me calling me names, something like, "You motherfucker this, I'm gonna fuck you up" etc. etc.... and waiving this long as s knife at me.

So as I'm starting to back up out of there, I yell at the guy, "Dude! what the fuck is your Problem, leave me the fuck alone you crazyvfuck!" etc, etc, etc..., or something similar to that.

I was reluctant to leave my scooter, but this guy was Really COMING AT ME and when this guy actually lunged at me so close that I instinctually had to flinch back, and then keep sidestepping backwards to prevent him from stabbing me! Legitimately he was trying to stick me with his Knife.

When he realized he wasn't going to catch/stab me, along with me telling him I was calling the cops, he ran back to his SUV, slammed it into reverse and sped away the same way he came, but now traveling northbound, presumable back to his tattoo shop.

I was in shock, nervous , scared, confused, hell I didn't know if he was coming back or maybe he went to get more people to corner me...I had no idea. So I gathered mys elf, took some deep breaths and proceeded to call 911.

The officers met me acros s the s treet in the Auburn Library parking lot. I told them what had just happened.

First, I told Officer A, while officer B and then officer C arrived and was.listening.

Officer B had this , "I don't give a shit" attitude/body language from the start, which only got worse from there on out, ending in a heated exchange of choice words and him quickly getting back in his vehicle, abruptly driving away ...his "Choice words" used to call me a "Child Molester" and then a "Registered Sex offender" (NONE OF WHICH ARE NOT EVEN REMOTELY TRUE IN ANY WAY) and before he left he barks, "GET BACK ON YOUR FUCKING SCOOTER AND LEAVE!"

...needless to say I was PISSED.

but I Digress ...

While speaking with officer A, officer B took a call from Officer D, who turned out to be the lead Officer on the call.

While on the call, officer B.seemed much more concerned about NOT having to write a report and then pushing it onto the lap of D.

Office B ended the call and walked back over to where I was still speaking to both A and C.

Office C obtained my full name and DOB, then walked to her vehicle to run my name, B followed soon after.

After reading the return (assuming NCIC/WASIC) she stated out loud, "He's clear, registered sex offender, but clear."

B then walks over with A and D, who just arrived on scene. A regurgitates a quick, underwhelming recount of what I had reported and at the end of his monologue he states , "yeah, but he's not that credible" and B agrees.

So Officer D is now walking towards me, he, like the rest of them, has no idea who I am, I'm a s tranger, but worse than a s tranger, he views me as not only a non-credible victim, but a non-credible victim, who is also a registered child sex offender....and he, officer D is was now tasked to be the primary officer and clearly not thrilled to do anything for me, as you will later recognize by his absolute nothing of an investigation/follow-up, so as youll see in his body cam footage when he attempts to turn this Felony call into a GOA non-report, just some notes in the CAD, thanks, bye Mr Non-Credible-sex offender- Victim-Guy...Wow, slow down, I all but said to him...I'm sorry Officer D, but OBSOLUTLY not, what this guy did was dangerous, uncalled for and yes Criminal AF...

... this guy clearly had intentions of hurting me at best and killing me at worse...this business owner, who works with the public, chases me down the road NINE BLOCKS in his vehicle, cuts me off, jumps out of his rig wielding a damn knife lunging at me trying to stab me and Officer D wants me to, "keep an eye out for him and to give him a call if I see him again"...what?! I'm like, yeah right, how about you DO YOUR jOB! ...Investigate, get surveillances from one of the 15 business directly on the road of travel, and interview that guy, which he later ONLY interviews the suspect who was FLAT OUT LYING when he later refuses to open his door to speak with office, and will only talk with him from behind the locked door of his tattoo shop where he tells you HE NEVER FOLLOWED ME IN HIS SUV, or had a knife, which are BOTH LIES!

I have a picture, that officer S has as well, that SHOWS HIM WITH A.KNIFE IN HIS HAND HOLDING IT ABOVE HIS HEAD and if D would have simply retrieved video s surveillance from ANYONE of the 15 business along the way, or from even one of the THREE intersections with Video recorded traffic cameras!

If D would have conducted the simplest of inves tigations and observed one of those 20 potential recorded camera footages He would have learned that I was telling the truth, that I WAS credible witness/victim and that this Business Owner LIED his ass off, all from behind his locked door because he was too afraid to open for officer D when he went to the shop a week later when he finally got around to talking with the Suspect.

The suspect knew that he was fucked, but NO, officer D did none of those things, he ignored the obvious lies and he forced himself to suck on his big fat lies , where he finished down his throat. D took the Suspects big fat lies from him happily, he even complimented him on how he conducts business ...SMH, WTF...

and finally because of all that NOTHINGINGNESS and LAZ INESS (I state that because I KNOW, as a cop you can't be that stupid to not Realize the ABSOLUTE IMPORTANCE to pull video, especially when you have direct access to the city traffic cameras )...and becaus e of that Officer D failed to ARREST that crazy fuck, failed me and he failed his duty to serve and protect.

So, yeah, clearly I'm not very happy with this entire situation, starting with the guy flipping out on me for NO REASON, to him following me nine blocks down the road, to trying to stab me, to the officers who thought i was not credible, to the bullshit statement that I am a registered child molester/sex offender, to the non existent follow up, to me calling in multiple times to speak with B or D while they were on duty, but neither of them called me back and simply called out of service at the end of their shift KNOWING I was waiting for a call back.

Officer D did nothing productive for this case, and handed it off to what I'm sure is a overworked detective unit and for what, it's well over a month past the date of the crime and there's certain NOT to be any video surveillance, which could have, should have already been gathered by C, but it was clear from the get PD had not interested in serving or protecting me (as I'm next to certain this long-term resident and tattoo shop owner has people looking for me, possibly a left arm sleave tatted up, big ass Samoan driving nice white Audi car following me, to do what?... well, that's left to be determined, but who am I s upposed to call Police Department...right).

Ok, so I would like to know what C read from the screen of her in-car computer that (incorrectly) stated I'm a sex offender and then how it will be corrected.

I LATER obtained what officer C read from her screen and 5 names down some guy in Texas has the same birthday as I do and he is the registered sex offender... So this young new female cop read sex offender on the screen without reading the entire report and proceeded to pass on UNTRUE information about me, which in return dictated how these cops treated me and how they investigate this Felony Crime.... Which they didn't, they had Access to the traffic cams, which would have shown the suspect in his big gold SUV Cadillac Escalade going thru the intersections WHICH WOULD HAVE PROVEN THE SUSPECT WAS LYING WHEN HE SAID HE NEVER LEFT HIS SHOP AT ALL LET ALONE TRACK ME DOWN 10 BLOCKS JUMP OUT AND TRIED STABBING ME. ..... But the City IT department deletes the cams every 2 weeks and no longer has access... So now it's my word Vs that crazy fuck and NOTHING WILL HAPPEN... it's bullshit. The Cops fucked this off because they thought I was a child molester and that dictated how the did there job and because of that in un fear because WHO'S GONNA HELP ME. The cops know now I'm not a sex offender, but you think theyd apologize, NOPE, think they'll help me at all, Nope, because I've made it known how much I despise this Department.....

So do I have a winnable civil court case against the officers, city, department of should I just let it go?

I have an eye disease that causes me to have little to no central vision. My vision with contacts is at around 20/80 as it is but will progressively get worse. Are there any jobs in law enforcement that I can work with poor eyesight?

I have an interview coming up and am considering hiring this company for some mentorship etc. as it's been a loong time since my last job interview. Anyone ever used them or heard of them? Seems legit but would make a pretty good scam too..

In 2020-2021 I used cocaine during the pandemic. Probably from march till about April the following year. I’m not one to make excuses for my lack of judgement but I was going through a lot. I was let go, fresh out of a hard relationship/situationship and my family had been evicted from the 9th house of our lives. It was a harsh year.

Anyway, my grandfather died in April and I got sober soon after cause I didn’t want to live my life like that anymore, I got sober for him, to honor his suffering.

Now that I’m older(27) I realize I want more with my life. I’ve always dreamed of being a police officer but growing up a poor Latino I thought it was out of my league. As I’ve gotten older I want to someday retire.

My question is what are my chances of becoming a police officer now? I know there’s like a ten year gap to apply after use but I’m looking more so for opinions on the matter. Be as brutally honest as possible

Someone was mad at me because I merged in traffic like I had to so he honked at me, I honked back then he got in front of me and showed me his gun. I called 911 and gave the dispatcher information but apparently that’s not the same as filing a report according to the cop. Is it worth it to file a report? I gave 911 the plate number so they have it, but will anything actually be done? I’m in central Texas. It’s pretty traumatic for me because I’ve lost a lot of people to guns. I’ve already talked to my therapist but still shaken up. I also feel stupid because like, he wasn’t actually going to shoot me so I just get over it. But do I go through with retelling everything and all the details again or it’s not worth it?

I've been watching lots of BodyCam videos on Youtube... It seems when many people get arrested these days they become insufferable, crazy assholes. I mean refuse to let go of their phone, scream about how they "Know their rights!" when they are way off. I am old enough to remember when cop cars didn't have a plexiglass divider. Were people always spitting and kicking getting arrested for DUI level offences? Or is this something that has gotten worse over the last few decades?

Hey I will post the full details later, but my friend, his child and child’s mother were just recently the victims of harassment from a CHP officer in Northern California. Long story short, while my friend was inside a grocery store within a local police jurisdiction (not highway) and his child/lady inside the vehicle, the officer was caught on video walking up and opening the door without announcing himself or stating any kind of probable cause. The officer did not use lights or siren to attempt to pull vehicle over, he waited until friend parked and left the car. I dont believe officer saw that people were inside the vehicle as he did not knock or attempt verbal contact. What followed next was several minutes of lies, intimidation, and bullying from officer against the occupants of vehicle as well as witnesses. Nothing illegal was found, he wrote my friend a ticket for registration and insurance and threats about what will happen if he sees my friend driving again. The actions of this officer in the presence of a 2yr old and his mother are just dispicable and have been experienced from many people including myself in the past. This is the 2nd time this officer has had an incident with my friend, the first being several years ago when he had another car towed for registration. His aggression and attitude was so vulgar that several concerned citizens also started filming and are witnesses to the case. How does one file complaint against CHP? What kind of lawyer can my friend contact to show video and scenario to see if anything else Illegal was done. Everything was caught on video from the store.