Wired Pig's WorldThursday, July 29, 2004
Looking for employment? Updated - 080304. Update in purple. Becoming a cop or moving from one agency to another is never easy. There are several sites out there that will help. Among the old standards of Monster.com there are several employment sites for cops -
If you are currently certified and have experience,as I do, it tends to make things a tad easier. You still need to fill out all the apps, etc. but as in Oregon where I am looking it makes getting on and through the Career Development Course (2 weeks vs. 10 for the full academy) less of a time issue. Make and update your resume. It makes it easier to fill out the applications if your resume is current. That or keep detailed records. When you write it target the agency its sent to. Make your resume fit them. If you have experience with community policing and they are big on COP, make sure its in your resume. Make sure if your a deputy and your looking to become a patrol officer for a city that you note your interpersonal skills... not that you hand the inmates toilet paper after dinner. Pull out relevant information from your recent appraisals and use that. I've been called a 'Low Contact Employee' which translates to a low supervision officer. I am rarely watched by my sergeant and I get the job and reports done on time.
Make sure you stay in contact with the agency your looking at getting on with. Research the city or county for demographics, the FBI's UCR data and departmental information and structure. If the agency will let you, do a ride-a-long and see what the officers actually do, what the beats look like, etc. While this is not an all inclusive list, I hope it helps.
posted by Glenn H at 7/29/2004 08:33:00 AM
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Friday, July 23, 2004
In the news... (or cop gone bad) (from 9News.com) JEFFERSON COUNTY - Jefferson County sheriff's deputies arrested a Fort Lupton Police officer on kidnapping charges after an incident that happened Wednesday night. Investigators say 22-year old Amanda Carter forced her boyfriend to drive to Lookout Mountain, at gunpoint. Deputies say at one point Carter fired her gun. Carter is now facing second-degree kidnapping charges, in addition to felony menacing and reckless endangerment charges. She has been on the Fort Lupton force for six months. The commander at the Fort Lupton Police Department says he knows of no prior problems with Carter. (from TheDenverChannel.com) Fort Lupton Officer Arrested For Allegedly Kidnapping Boyfriend Amanda Carter Forces Boyfriend To Drive Up Lookout Mountain, Police Say POSTED: 5:47 pm MDT July 22, 2004 UPDATED: 5:58 pm MDT July 22, 2004 
A 22-year-old Fort Lupton police officer was arrested early Wednesday morning for allegedly kidnapping her boyfriend and forcing him at gunpoint to drive up Lookout Mountain. During the ride, Amanda Renee Carter allegedly fired her gun into the dashboard of the car, but the 20-year-old man was not hurt, Wheat Ridge police said. Once the couple reached Lookout Mountain, the boyfriend escaped and called police. Carter faces charges of second-degree kidnapping/domestic violence, felony menacing, illegal discharge of a firearm, and reckless endangerment. The incident allegedly began at a convenience store on W. 32nd Avenue and Youngfield in Wheat Ridge, where the two had stopped because Carter had become sick during a car ride, police said. Carter is currently being held at the Jefferson County jail. She had been working at the Fort Lupton Police Department since February and has been suspended with pay pending Fort Lupton's investigation into this case.
posted by Glenn H at 7/23/2004 07:12:00 AM
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Monday, July 19, 2004
Fidelity... how dead? I ask that because of a conversation with my wife tonight. She brought up some good points. Now, for those of you who are thinking in the present, I need to clarify. Yes its my infidelity but in the past. Before we were married. I'll have more to say on this subject when I get the nerve up to tell my wife the why and how's of it all. Be safe, Glenn
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