Police Jobs & Careers
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The newly formed Lancaster PD is looking to hire retired or experienced law enforcement officers with starting pay around $120,000 a year
The elimination of the PD would make Big Bend the eighth community in Waukesha County to have police services covered by the sheriff’s office
In August, the LAPD said 1,048 people applied, the largest amount of applications in a single month since September 2020
A generational wariness toward long-term employment commitments creates employee retention issues
Your daily and ongoing responsibility is to ask yourself, what problems are lying in wait?
The steep pay hikes come as the number of city officers dropped to 1,801, which is 13 percent less than the goal of 2,040
Since refocusing their recruitment efforts, the Michigan State Police has boosted diversity in their ranks
Officer Cole Ernest said he believes professionalism has more to do with “demeanor” than physical appearance
The former Oklahoma reserve deputy was released early because he earned credits for good behavior and not because his case was given precedence
Jim and Doug discuss when it makes sense (and when it doesn’t) for departments to have specialists
The union says Officer Duffy’s termination is “another example of the witch hunts that have been occurring against union officials and members within the Department.
Gov. Rick Snyder has signed legislation aiming to prevent police misconduct from being kept secret when officers leave for a job at another department
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