Police Jobs & Careers
The Police Careers and Advancement topic page offers expert advice for officers to follow that can enable a steady rise through the ranks.
The department needs at least six police officers to staff a midnight patrol, but they currently only have two
The hope is that implementing the Citizen Online Reporting Portal will ease deputies’ heavy workload and save the county money
A police mission statement should establish, in the fewest words possible, the ultimate measure for every decision of the agency
Department is asking the City Council to set aside $397K to double the amount of time helicopter can spend patrolling Oakland
Chief followed the driver for about two blocks before pulling the driver over
Fifteen people were arrested in the March 29 incident near the University of Arizona’s main gate
Chief stressed that command team knew it had too few cops long before city-commissioned study showed department did not investigate 20K crimes
A deadly crash on Monday left an off-duty cop with questions about the behavior of other witnesses
Officers who left cited higher pay and better family medical benefits with other department
The officer said he became aware of his position as a firefighter and “was concerned if a DUI charge was pursued, there may be some sort of reprisal”
We must change our “less is more” mentality on UOF reports to a “more is more” mindset for the next generation of police officers
Move marks first significant reduction in the ranks in decades
Oakland City Council members called on leaders to fully staff the city’s department and develop an “action plan” to address low morale
