Virginia, pretty much EVERYONE is hiring

**rob84** · 04-27-07, 01:59 PM

just to name a few

Fairfax county police
Fairfax county Sheriff
Arlington county Sheriff
Alexandria Police
Alexandria Sheriff
Prince William county police
Prince William County Sheriff
Stafford County sheriff

they all need people, from what I hear.

**K9brando** · 04-27-07, 04:37 PM

Not just virginia....its everywhere. My department is two short right now but we are usually around 5 short. We are a 40 officer department.

**ghost98** · 04-27-07, 05:15 PM

So is the NYPD hiring ....but who wants to work here. low pay and a crazy work load ...etc (so why did i do 20yrs hmmmm)

**Autumn2009** · 04-27-07, 08:26 PM

You forgot to be put except for anyplace in Michigan in your title. Lol.

**Growler** · 04-27-07, 09:59 PM

RichmondPD
Chesterfield PD
Henrico PD

Away from those Northern Va folks!!!!

**jcsdscott** · 04-27-07, 10:17 PM

The town where I live just hired six because they annexed a trailer park from us even though the mayor said he wouldn't (used this to nix us county deputies on a public safety tax), now he wants to hire eight more, make a street crimes unit and everything else.

**rob84** · 04-28-07, 08:04 AM

Originally Posted by Growler

RichmondPD
Chesterfield PD
Henrico PD

Away from those Northern Va folks!!!!

I can't help that im from here!!!

Ok, people, listen to Growler as well.........

Hey growler, I was just down in your neck of the woods last weekend. The girlfriend and I went on the haunted tour of Richmond. Pretty interesting place down there.

**rob84** · 04-28-07, 08:07 AM

Originally Posted by Autumn2009

You forgot to be put except for anyplace in Michigan in your title. Lol.

Edit: Michigan is not hiring, I repeat, Michigan is not hiring

**rob84** · 04-28-07, 08:08 AM

Originally Posted by K9brando

Not just virginia....its everywhere. My department is two short right now but we are usually around 5 short. We are a 40 officer department.

Your department has to be a tight knit one. Probably a big sense of family working there.

**rob84** · 04-28-07, 08:12 AM

Originally Posted by jcsdscott

The town where I live just hired six because they annexed a trailer park from us even though the mayor said he wouldn't (used this to nix us county deputies on a public safety tax), now he wants to hire eight more, make a street crimes unit and everything else.

You dont sound to happy about this. Wouldn't a street crime unit be good? Just tell me to shut up if I just asked a stupid question

**rob84** · 04-28-07, 08:13 AM

Originally Posted by ghost98

So is the NYPD hiring ....but who wants to work here. low pay and a crazy work load ...etc (so why did i do 20yrs hmmmm)

So im guessing you have retired? If so, congratulations!

**Jackalope** · 04-28-07, 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by rob84

Edit: Michigan is not hiring, I repeat, Michigan is not hiring

Oregon is also not hiring much, at least not any non-certified people.

**K9brando** · 04-28-07, 11:49 AM

Originally Posted by rob84

Your department has to be a tight knit one. Probably a big sense of family working there.

Somewhat, however the individual squads are closer. The new shift that I went to is pretty close. There are seven of us on 4 different road patrol shifts. I just came out of CID/Special Operations and nobody liked anybody. We talked while at work but wouldn't have anything to do with anybody while off. Just gotta remember, small departments have the same problems are bigger ones, it's just more noticable with the smaller group.

**Autumn2009** · 04-28-07, 11:49 AM

Originally Posted by rob84

Edit: Michigan is not hiring, I repeat, Michigan is not hiring

Thank you

**rob84** · 04-28-07, 12:10 PM

Originally Posted by Jackalope

Oregon is also not hiring much, at least not any non-certified people.

UPDATE:
Michigan AND Oregon aren't hiring

**rob84** · 04-28-07, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by K9brando

Somewhat, however the individual squads are closer. The new shift that I went to is pretty close. There are seven of us on 4 different road patrol shifts. I just came out of CID/Special Operations and nobody liked anybody. We talked while at work but wouldn't have anything to do with anybody while off. Just gotta remember, small departments have the same problems are bigger ones, it's just more noticable with the smaller group.

Thats pretty much how it its here at my job. I wouldn't hang out with any of my co-workers outside of work. Nothing against them, but they just arent the kind of people I enjoy being around. I can imagine info gets around fast at smaller depts.

**rob84** · 04-28-07, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by Autumn2009

Thank you

No problem

**jcsdscott** · 04-28-07, 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by rob84

You dont sound to happy about this. Wouldn't a street crime unit be good? Just tell me to shut up if I just asked a stupid question

Not a stupid question at all, just the mayor really messed us over but acts like he's pro-police now, especially since it just helped him get re-elected. I have no problem with expanding their department, but don't shoot us down for trying to do the same thing.

My town's PD: 61 sworn, for a pop. of approx. 30,000 not counting college students (university has its' own PD)
My Sheriff's Department: 27 road deputies, 3 detectives, 28 correctional officers. Our jail stays at capacity, and we road deputies cover the other areas with the other 30,000 people in the county, at times with only 3 on a shift.

So maybe I am a little bitter.

**E-man** · 04-28-07, 10:05 PM

Originally Posted by jcsdscott

Not a stupid question at all, just the mayor really messed us over but acts like he's pro-police now, especially since it just helped him get re-elected. I have no problem with expanding their department, but don't shoot us down for trying to do the same thing.

My town's PD: 61 sworn, for a pop. of approx. 30,000 not counting college students (university has its' own PD)
My Sheriff's Department: 27 road deputies, 3 detectives, 28 correctional officers. Our jail stays at capacity, and we road deputies cover the other areas with the other 30,000 people in the county, at times with only 3 on a shift.

So maybe I am a little bitter.

WOW, you have 61 cops {including bosses, detectives etc} for 30,000 people? How many sq. miles?
I work in a burb of Pittsurgh, 30,000+ people, big hospital, small college, BIG public school district, 2 main roads and about 100 or more miles of regular roads, a bunch of car dealers and strip malls.
We have only 27 guys. One is leaving in a month for a state job. Budget is 29...We run about 10,000 calls a year...

**jcsdscott** · 04-29-07, 02:51 AM

Originally Posted by E-man

WOW, you have 61 cops {including bosses, detectives etc} for 30,000 people? How many sq. miles?
I work in a burb of Pittsurgh, 30,000+ people, big hospital, small college, BIG public school district, 2 main roads and about 100 or more miles of regular roads, a bunch of car dealers and strip malls.
We have only 27 guys. One is leaving in a month for a state job. Budget is 29...We run about 10,000 calls a year...

Yeah, my hometown is the only "accredited" department in Southern Illinois, seems like a little overkill but they can swarm a call. Your town sounds like my Sheriff's Office where we "finesse" our way through, until we have to do otherwise. But hey I have one thing that they don't, I can actually exercise discretion.