I worked at a starbucks right next to the police station in Fremont and learned a lot of info.

You have to be a citizen as far as I remember.

In fremont, starting pay is around $60k i believe. +10% if you have a bachelors degree

You start at 20.5 and are a officer by 21 (have to be 21 to carry a weapon).

My cousin is currently applying for the CC sheriffs dept, and she brought over the application for us to help her with. You have to give every last detail of where you lived for the past 10 years (literally everything). It's crazy how much stuff they require (but understandable).

Try applying in Fremont, the officers told me their hiring 20-30 new people by the end of this year. The pay might not be as great, but it's not as dangerous as Oakland is.... I say go for it. If I didn't have a career in Venture Capital, it's what I'd do for sure!

Aaron

 

I'd guess it depends on the offense

 

You sir are wrong, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation starts at $83,700 and CHP is very close to that.

 

sjpd requires 2 years of college and they are super racist. my cousin was in there until he got fired cuz they told some bs story about him. racist white dudes

ps he told me it's not what you think it is. san jose is full of homeless on crack and they put u in those areas first. imagin patting down 50 homeless a day and smelling their poop

 

Depends on the offense and the agency. Felonies are almost always an automatic DQ, as well as any types of felonious activity, i.e. a little coke or ecstasy use in college.

btw, Fremont PD will be starting at $80k/yr very soon and that's not really amongst the top paid. Benefits also vary widely between agencies and another aspect to consider is their schedules.

 

Actually I have always been fascinated with a career in Law Enforcement as well..........hence my e46 m3 police car

I've been thinking about doing the "Reserve" force doing part time help around the station. Anyone know how that procedure works?


rick

 

Make sure you can pass the poly

Before going into the field I suggest clicking the link below to see how little the man makes in some bay area cities.

City Payrolls

 

fire department here i come!!! just kidding

 

The billboards says highest starting salary, so I was just going off of that. Just joking about working in Oakland anyways.

 

are you serious? wtf ...

Well I'm going to worry about finishing my undergraduate degree for now, which will take another 3 years or so. And after I'm out, i'm going straight to the academy. Hopefully its not as bad as everyone says ... I'll do a couple ride alongs as well.