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They sent home a class of recruits? On the first day?
And we're short how many coppers?
And aren't January & February the big retirement months?
WTF?
And we're short how many coppers?
And aren't January & February the big retirement months?
WTF?
Labels: department issues
posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
96 Comments:
Say it ain't so more bullshit!
They almost did that to our class,
and we in the academy for a couple of weeks. Then Harold got his budget approved, and we all lived
happily ever after.
If that really happened, that sucks
that they all quit their jobs to be there.
They could've trimmed the fat at the top and saved those PPOs, those
thieving corrupt pricks...........
Sent home?
Whaaat?
Speaking of sending people home, when is CPD lifting this hiring ban they're under? They havent even tested in over 2 years now. How can they even keep manpower anywhere near where it needs to be? Anyone even know when the next testing will be for some new PO's?
Keep in mind this would be the first class to graduate under J-Fed.
So I would say he is going to do a house cleaning of staff and have the training standards changed to his liking or similat to an FBI structure.
Got sent home for Lincoln's Birthday. No overtime.
Are they being paid? To start the academy you must quit your job, no? Living in the city ain't cheap either...........
The Recruits arent trained. All the instructors at the Academy should be Dumped!! There is one instructor there he has been there for over 5 Year 5 YEars!! What is his expertise? Well High school education to start and he does whatever the powers that be want. He is terrified of being the police in a district.BTW-He is a big fat slob too. Bitter and doesnt know how to teach or be the police or get along with others. A real time bomb just waiting to go off! Maybe he should go back to the 15th District!!!or is it wittness relocation for evidence on other cops in his old district? Maybe thats why he is at the academy.. Hum....
Can you say snow removal. If the budget calls for hiring 150 new policeman this year, thats 150 x $35,000 or 5.25 Million not counting insurance pension etc... if they are hired in July instead of January the city saves 50% to use on say SNOW REMOVAL! Same thing happened in early 90's when accident flooded the tunels downtown. Thats why you almost never see a lot of hiring early in the year its the cities safety net.
Anonymous said...
Keep in mind this would be the first class to graduate under J-Fed.
So I would say he is going to do a house cleaning of staff and have the training standards changed to his liking or similat to an FBI structure.
2/12/2008 02:47:00 AM
Start at the top down tobais needs to be demoted to a tma! Then clean the rest of the house! Hope that if true these biys and girls are getting paid wtf! You quit your job and get stuck with this bullshit! typical daley type of nonsense!
- No recruits sent home.
- No new recruit classes hired since the last week in October!
- Over 40 people put their retirements papers in on 15 Jan alone!
- When are they going to hire more people?
I heard that the class scheduled for the 19th was postponed. I don't know anything about first day recruits being sent home though.
Dare I say...
Lets all blame it on Jody!
please tell me your joking?????????
So we cannot hire PO's to work the streets, but we can continue to have the most brass heavy department in the nation?
Yeah, that makes sense.
No, they never started. They were filling out their final paperwork and were supposed to start on the 19th of Feb. They were then informed that they would not be starting on the 19th and a new date has not yet been set. That is all.
2/12/2008 06:21:00 AM:
Don't hate, even blimps need luv. Adding insult too injury, HE(?) has been there for over 5 Year 5 YEars? Is that 5, 10, 25 or 55 years? Someone higher up on the food chain needs to look into this NOW.
The recruits aren't trained? That's never been a problem before. "Bitter" instructors who can't instruct? Nothing new there, either. Who in their right mind would want to make teaching competence or even minimal subject knowledge a requirement for academy instructors? That's playing with dynamite, son...sure don't want any practical police skills or book learnin' forced down anyone's throats.
Every CPD newbie learns what they need to know to do this job from PO's in the districts. That's what them academy instructors hope happens anyways...
Speaking of sending people home, when is CPD lifting this hiring ban they're under? They havent even tested in over 2 years now. How can they even keep manpower anywhere near where it needs to be? Anyone even know when the next testing will be for some new PO's?
**Without recent testing, you know you are now picking from the bottom of the barrel.
Supposed to be a new test coming soon, possibly April, from what I heard, but this is the city of chicago, so don't bet on it. Money for CPD is not a priority here.
So I would say he is going to do a house cleaning of staff and have the training standards changed to his liking or similat to an FBI structure.
**The CPD academy is governed by the State not the Feds. The guidelines have to follow state standards. They can add to the state curriculum, but not take away anything the state requires.
The class was canceled well before it started. Nobody was offered employment and nobody was told to quit their jobs. Typical rumor run amok.
One class Graduates Wednesday. The first 08 class indeed got sent home due to budget.
The recruits were completing paperwork to enter academy. Told by personnel to go home. No valid reason. Many had quit their previous jobs. Hiring freeze on. last class was in Oct. This is terribly news. It takes 5 months to graduate a class of recruits. No repleacments for retiring officers until fall at the earliest. WTF!
I think the last Test was November 2006
The city is designing a new CPD test to improve the hiring of more gangbangers and drug dealers.
The test will mostly be Grammy trivia from 2004-2008.
But, the test will also include a section where the gangbanger-applicant identifies a prominent daytime television personality by drawing a line between the name and the face of the celebrity.
A section that required the applicant to determine how many loose cigarettes could be purchased for a certain amount of money was removed because the application of mathematical principles is racist.
EVCUSE ME I think you are getting off on the wrong foot with these new officers Jody!! You better fix it soon these are the future PO's that will be patrolling our streets. Remember they left their jobs for you to become part of the RANK AND FILE!!! It is appropriate to respect this sacrifice they have made!!
They quit there real jobs for this to happen only after a day?
If I was one of them, I would PISS on the city for the rest of my long and shitty career.
No new classes were cancelled. But no classes are scheduled to start until late summer.
New class will come in under a new ADS and staff. New staff is gonna be trained and certified during this down time. All civilian Training Officers are gonna be moved to IDQC and scheduling. The current POs have been told to take the FTO test and rotate six months to the field, training recruits and six months teaching in Academy, or they will have their details ended. Those assigned to the Academy will be tested to meet instructor standards (pass POWER test and body/fat testing bi-annually, J. Fed will sit-in (unannounanced)on a block of their instruction and evaluate their performance).
They werent in the academy yet. just taking the final power test.
Dear Supt. Weis: if you are looking for competent and fit instructors check out Mike Peron's resume: two master's. one is on terrorism. He is currently assigned to unit 051
Word on the street is that the class had undesirable clouted inductees. If this class is to become representative of Supt. Weis, then it has to be top-notch.
The house cleaning has begun.
Got sent home for Lincoln's Birthday. No overtime.
2/12/2008 02:52:00 AM
They are PPO's dunce, they dont get overtime
a friend of mine took the last power test 2 weeks ago. they told him he starts 19 Feb, 2 days latter he got a phone call "your class has been postponed until further notice". he quit his job, boss already got a new guy, he is in trouble.
Sent home for the day due to weather? Or until further notice??
Heard they are going straight to TRU! They will actually have senority there!!!!
Maybe they are going to start hiring some people what want to work and less 2' tall do nothings.
It's the mirrors.....
And the smoke.....
Re:
class of 86 said...
They almost did that to our class,
and we in the academy for a couple of weeks. Then Harold got his budget approved, and we all lived
happily ever after.
If that really happened, that sucks
that they all quit their jobs to be there.
They could've trimmed the fat at the top and saved those PPOs, those
thieving corrupt pricks...........
2/11/2008 11:57:00 PM
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I wish they would of knocked your class out. the classes of 1986 had more officers indicted, fired and kill themselves than any other class. That was the year the City didn't do background checks on officers till after they were hired because they were so far behind after a long hiring freeze and needed to hire cops.
Most of the Class of 1986 really disgraced and dishonored this job.
**The CPD academy is governed by the State not the Feds. The guidelines have to follow state standards. They can add to the state curriculum, but not take away anything the state requires.
2/12/2008 09:42:00 AM
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The state mandates the curriculum, it does not govern our academy. In fact there are quarterly meetings downstate where curriculum and training are discussed at length. The basic recruit curriculum is the same statewide, we actually teach it to the METRO classes. Our stuff for Chicago only, is about 200 more hours of training.
was this Jim Hickey's last debacle before he left personnel to go to R & D?
What else can he mess up?
Anyone even know when the next testing will be for some new PO's?
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Who in G-d's name would want to come on to this job? I've been on over 20 years and this is the worst time ever. With the 48 hr rule shoved down our ass, no manpower, old equipment, everyone suing, and a questionable pension, why? Tell your kids to find another profession, they will thank you for it.
Remember we have 13,500 officer's on the job already...Why do we need more :)
Can we have some new Sgts, please? I don't like the ones we have now!!!
I wish they would of knocked your class out. the classes of 1986 had more officers indicted, fired and kill themselves than any other class. That was the year the City didn't do background checks on officers till after they were hired because they were so far behind after a long hiring freeze and needed to hire cops.
Most of the Class of 1986 really disgraced and dishonored this job.
2/12/2008 03:24:00 PM
and still are
To 4:26 p.m.;
Hey j/o, get your facts straight. Hickey WAS NEVER in Personnel. Not as sworn and not as a civilian.
Secondly, he had to take over R&D because the top three positions were vacant after resignations. In fact the broad whom he replaced was on her THIRD time with the department. Cline took her back that last time.
Finally, when they introduced that debacle on swiping in and out he was the ONLY boss who said it was not a good idea.
Give him some credit. He is a good standup guy who did alot of good work with the CLEAR system by hooking up over 300 outside departments.
So I would say he is going to do a house cleaning of staff and have the training standards changed to his liking or similat to an FBI structure.
**The CPD academy is governed by the State not the Feds. The guidelines have to follow state standards. They can add to the state curriculum, but not take away anything the state requires.
2/12/2008 09:42:00 AM
The State Police Academy follows these same standards and don't for one second try to tell me that our academy is even close to theirs....We pretend to follow the standard instead of trying to exceed it. If you can teach a 2 hour class in 10 minutes, then go on to teach something else instead of taking a long break.
I'm wondering if recruits could sue the department over this?
let's see what happens- big retirement months are Nov, Jan and Mar....
Why the hatin' on Jim Hickey? He's competent and gives a sh1t. So he's got some clout-so do other bosses who are ridiculously stupid (c. Williams, for one). And besides, moron, he was at Records, not Personnel. What's the matter-couldn't pass the Dick's test?
KK said...
Dear Supt. Weis: if you are looking for competent and fit instructors check out Mike Peron's resume: two master's. one is on terrorism. He is currently assigned to unit 051
2/12/2008 12:11:00 PM
Tell him to apply. Does he play hockey? Does he have a BMI of 25? Ability to teach is not a requirement. Academy is a great unit. Tremendous perks. No overtime, take work home to prepare for class. Teach without proper training. Numerous details based on clout not senority. Beat car on days is the best assignment.
"Most of the Class of 1986 really disgraced and dishonored this job.
2/12/2008 03:24:00 PM"
Hey, I represent that!
re:
was this Jim Hickey's last debacle before he left personnel to go to R & D?
What else can he mess up?
2/12/2008 04:26:00 PM
Seriously, what the hell is wrong with this goof Hickey!!!?? He acts like he doesn't belong on this planet. He won the goofiest dude contest and his reward was to go play with R&D.
SCC,
you tried to get this story legs 3 times already!!! let it go , let it go
Dear Supt. Weis: if you are looking for competent and fit instructors check out Mike Peron's resume: two master's. one is on terrorism. He is currently assigned to unit 051
2/12/2008 12:11:00 PM
Dear Mike;
Stop being a suck up
JW
Re: Anonymous 2/12/2008 11:39:00 AM
Your blabbing is lot of BS...
1. Tobias wanted P.O. instructors to get FTO pay. In order to do that, he advised them to take the FTO test & work the street with PPOs and then go back to the academy.
2. Body fat testing is Tobias' way of placating hizzoner's dislike of females he thinks are too round, even though they passed the POWER test. (FOR REAL!)
3. Do you really think JPW has time to sit in class all friggin' day? Hopefully he'll send a rep, though.
4. Look for civilians to re-populate the AFSCME jobs Tobias filled with Dana's friends and his own suckasses. They were civilian jobs to begin with. (Look out Jones-ie) Of course, the academy AFSCME whizzes did absolutely NOTHING about it.
5. Training Officers must have a bachelor's degree to qualify for the job. Quite a few of them are former P.O.s. Springfield does not nullify your commission simply because you don't push a squad car anymore. (Sorry--the State of Chicago DOES NOT grant you your police powers--Illinois does)
6. Instructional Design and Quality Control (IDQC) needs professional instructional designers, not asses in uniform (or out)looking for a comfortable spot to do as little as possible, work on degrees or work on sucking up. The basic recruit curriculum is dictated by Springfield. How the lesson plans are written is dictated by IDQC. THIS IS WHERE THE BRIGHTEST AND BEST SHOULD BE AS SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, not writers. And why the heck is IDQC doing training?? Aren't there lesson plans to work on?????
7. Teaching is a whole different profession from policing. Just what length of time pushing a squad car makes you a good teacher? How many pinches does it take to make a master instructor? Understanding how people learn is what makes a good instructor. Then again, some people NEVER learn....and some think they don't have to.
Anyone even know when the next testing will be for some new PO's?
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Who in G-d's name would want to come on to this job? I've been on over 20 years and this is the worst time ever. With the 48 hr rule shoved down our ass, no manpower, old equipment, everyone suing, and a questionable pension, why? Tell your kids to find another profession, they will thank you for it.
2/12/2008 04:53:00 PM
There will ALWAYS be people to take this job. If you don't like it QUIT, Just another spot for someone else!
One class Graduates Wednesday. The first 08 class indeed got sent home due to budget.
2/12/2008 10:02:00 AM
Since the CPD academy is governed by the state, Doesn't the city get state funds?
"Why the hatin' on Jim Hickey? He's competent and gives a sh1t. So he's got some clout-so do other bosses who are ridiculously stupid (c. Williams, for one). And besides, moron, he was at Records, not Personnel. What's the matter-couldn't pass the Dick's test?"
Why do you assume sour grapes?
The man's a moron, period. You obviously must want part of his clout or share it already.
Probably a shamelss self promoting clout baby, just like your buddy.
As for him giving a shit-he only cares about himself.
Actually, Jim Hickey was in Personnel a life-time ago. He is the guy who developed the original standards and procedures for the drug screening. He may have only been a Sgt. back then. I believe that it was in the mid-80's, he then went to R. & D, I think. Got promoted and went to 003 and fell out by the early 90's. Lost track of him after that.
left this job to be the police in the burbs...not as much fun, but the best decision I could have made...
be careful all
Anonymous said...
No new classes were cancelled. But no classes are scheduled to start until late summer.
New class will come in under a new ADS and staff. New staff is gonna be trained and certified during this down time. All civilian Training Officers are gonna be moved to IDQC and scheduling. The current POs have been told to take the FTO test and rotate six months to the field, training recruits and six months teaching in Academy, or they will have their details ended. Those assigned to the Academy will be tested to meet instructor standards (pass POWER test and body/fat testing bi-annually, J. Fed will sit-in (unannounanced)on a block of their instruction and evaluate their performance).
2/12/2008 11:39:00 AM
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Body fat? Power teat?? Who will they find to do this? Take youngter coppers off the street to teach in the academy?! What a joke. I'm sure all the lard ass clouted up F/1's will be very impressed with the hard bodies teaching them CAPS.
This is Chicago, we don't have time to re-invent the wheel. We need bodies on the street with loaded guns.
They are PPO's dunce, they dont get overtime
2/12/2008 12:56:00 PM
Hey retard, PPO's DO get ot. It's paid at straight time. * on the books no $$$.
Thanks for playing.
2/12/2008 03:24:00 PM
What are the per-capita numbers. 86 had about 1500 + or - hired.
Also, no one was hired before finishing the entire process.
If anything, allowances were made to get enough "qualified" people.
Think before you write.
Class, Class!...Shut up!
Thank you.
"You may see this again."
Ok, time for war stories.
I was one of the recruits sent homel I was yelled for telling the instructor that the dog ate my homework. Four others were smoking in the men's room. Seven more chewing gum and the other 21 were let go because the phsyco Dr. said they would probably be fired for various reasons before they hit 10 years. The dept. thought they were saving time.
025 District Copper said...
Heard they are going straight to TRU! They will actually have senority there!!!!
2/12/2008 02:47:00 PM
R U the same 025th Dist copper from the other posting??? If so - U my friend are a JAGOFF! if not? Have a nice day!
I dont know what the educational backgrounds of the instructors are at the academy.
However, I attended TARA several weeks ago and was impressed that most of the instructors have graduate degrees.
I guess Tobias is taking TARA serious.
Anonymous said...
EVCUSE ME I think you are getting off on the wrong foot with these new officers Jody!! You better fix it soon these are the future PO's that will be patrolling our streets. Remember they left their jobs for you to become part of the RANK AND FILE!!! It is appropriate to respect this sacrifice they have made!!
2/12/2008 11:27:00 AM
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He has nothing to do with this.
The Mayor and the Finance Commitee (with former PO Ed Burke) make all the calls with money and hiring.
How dare you people bad mouth the "boyz of '86"! For example, that LT (days 023) is from that class........................
"However, I attended TARA several weeks ago and was impressed that most of the instructors have graduate degrees"
I'll take a Streetwise Copper
w/a GED anyday over a Bookwise weenie w/ no common sense.
BTW, I have BA Degree& a DD-214.
What you have on paper doesn't matter it all about what you have in gray matter that counts.
TO THE ASSHOLE WHO SAID ALL OF THE CLASSES OF 1986, WERE A WASTE OF TIME. GO EAT SHIT AND DIE ASSHOLE. IF YOU CHECK THE STATS YOU WILL ALSO SEE SOME OF THE MOST DECORATED POLICEMEN ON THIS JOB WERE FROM 1986. REAL POLICE WHO DO THERE JOBS AND DON'T TALK SHIT LIKE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
who is jim hickey and what is his story. PLease Tell
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Keep in mind this would be the first class to graduate under J-Fed.
So I would say he is going to do a house cleaning of staff and have the training standards changed to his liking or similat to an FBI structure.
2/12/2008 02:47:00 AM
I have a question for all you dumb mother fuckers out there about the FBI "standard." Here is the FBI standards in a nutshell:
A.Do not trust the Police, we are smarter then they are.
B. We work only 9 to 5 Monday thru Friday and lie on our time sheets to justify the 25%.
C. If it happens after our working hours dump it on CPD TFO (task force officer)
D. This is the biggest reason not to trust J-Fed the name is I can not say but ask a detective in Cold Case who used to work in Area 4 and he can tell you.
Heard they are going straight to TRU! They will actually have senority there
Yeah, probably more than you....
THEIR BRINGING BACK GED REQUIREMENTS SO THAT ITS FAIR
HAHAAHA
GOOD OLE STARKS
BLUE TOOTH
ANYONE.........
THIS IS WRONG
WE NEED TO UNITE AS ONE BUT THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN
THEY NEED TO DISBAND THESE T.R.U. GUYS/GALS WHY.. WHY SERVICE THESE GHETTOS LET THEM ROT. LETS SERVICE OUR OWN COMMUNITIES.
JODY STOP SENDING 16 TO THE WEST SIDE, AND MAKE IT A GOAL TO HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE IN EVERY DISTRICT AND ON EVERY WATCH, BRING BACK 10 HOUR DAYS, ROTATING SHIFTS, CRYBABYS NEED NOT TO APPLY JUST QUIT YOU ASKED FOR THIS JOB, NOW SHUT YOUR MOUTH
Anyone even know when the next testing will be for some new PO's?
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Who in G-d's name would want to come on to this job? I've been on over 20 years and this is the worst time ever. With the 48 hr rule shoved down our ass, no manpower, old equipment, everyone suing, and a questionable pension, why? Tell your kids to find another profession, they will thank you for it.
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My family has generations of CPD. Im on the job elsewhere as I wait for CPD. If you dont like it then retire or quit so I can get on. My PD has NO computers or technology AT ALL! Even MDT's that take 6 blocks to process would be a monumental leap forward! WORSE per-capita funding for the PD than CPD, NO lateral movement at all, and our PO turnover is outrageous compared to CPD! CPD is a dream compared to where I am now!! So let someone else in if thats how you feel. Dont like it? Go work the fu*kin burbs. Cant wait to get home to CHI.
The Academys main function is to get the recruits ready to take and pass the state exam. The number of people who fail the test is the lowest of any Acedemy in the state. Including the state police.
The city is going to have a huge budget gap with the housing market. All of the condo crazy cities will.
9500 strong and getting smaller.
As to the new recruits being the bottom of the barrel. I f I'm not mistaken in order to make each class more politically correct, all the recruits with a well qualified score were placed together and randomly selected by S/S Numbers. So technically the recruiwith the highest score could be in the last class. But then again this is Chicago and the right name (not score) may get you hired sooner.
There will ALWAYS be people to take this job. If you don't like it QUIT, Just another spot for someone else!
2/12/2008 09:09:00
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Then why do they have to work so hard on recruitting people to come here? In 95 when my husband got on, there were about 35,000 applicants this year. How many applicants last test? Probably not even a thousand.
025 District Copper said...
Heard they are going straight to TRU! They will actually have senority there!!!!
2/12/2008 02:47:00 PM
YEAH, take that TRU!!! HA HA HA
I think if you check the numbers, 87-4 was the worst class. ML Moore was in that one.....
Unless you finished your probationary period, you're AT WILL employee of the CPD. That means that the CITY can fire/get rid of you with no excuse any time any day. You should have a plan B to fall back on just in case something fall apart like in this case. Why didn't they take a temporary leave of absence from their previous employer?
As for: "This is Chicago, we don't have time to re-invent the wheel. We need bodies on the street with loaded guns".
Scary thought. Better yet, why not hire a fucking terrorists.. IDIOT
Anonymous said...
There will ALWAYS be people to take this job. If you don't like it QUIT, Just another spot for someone else!
2/12/2008 09:09:00
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Then why do they have to work so hard on recruitting people to come here? In 95 when my husband got on, there were about 35,000 applicants this year. How many applicants last test? Probably not even a thousand.
2/13/2008 08:04:00 AM
Sorry to say your right with the current exempt and management structure this dept is shit! Let's mhope the new boss has a major dumping party and dumps many of the fat ass drunks we have at the top! He neeeds to "cut the fat" at the top first! That is why anyone that went and got a good education does not want this job, if you went to college and got a shit education your welcome here as simple as that!
2/12/2008 03:24:00 PM
You are a douche-bag! I was in the class of 1986 & I can guarantee you a background check was done on me. Look at the percentages. There was an enormous amount of hires in the year of 1986. There were probably more hired in that year than any other year. If you look at percentages, there were probably no more problems with the 86 class than any other class.
Response to
2/12/2008 09:04:00 PM
In-service section is a complete joke staffed by two incompetent sergeants. One a hockey player, the other too old to do any work. IDQC is run by a micromanager sgt who lacks street experience. LTS and ADS ignore this obivious problem.
Lesson plans are not updated. Some are years old and not current. There is no process to review and update lesson plans. All smoke and mirrors. There are a few staff that actually have the ability to write curriculum but are not used.
AFSCME is completely useless. P.O.'s filling civilian jobs. Two officers working in copy room. Unbelievable. They could hire two civilians for one PO salary to run copy room. Academy has several PO's hiding as favors for starks. Clean the front office and put in civilians according to the budget.
State police uses part time instructors but they do not have the volume of recruits that Chicago has. Big difference. Training is a specialized field. Bring in officers with street experience who can teach and WANT to teach.
Stop playing favorites in academy. Apply standards to everyone and stop ignoring the obivious problems with staff who come late, leave early and never seem to teach. If the FBI can help then we welcome them.
The Academys main function is to get the recruits ready to take and pass the state exam. The number of people who fail the test is the lowest of any Acedemy in the state. Including the state police.
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absolute lie, the CPD has the second top academy in the state.
Anonymous said...
Got sent home for Lincoln's Birthday. No overtime.
2/12/2008 02:52:00 AM
They are PPO's dunce, they dont get overtime
2/12/2008 12:56:00 PM
hey DUNCE... they still get extra money for working over, but, it's at the straight time rate, not time and 1 1/2. Also, isn't the academy closed on all national holidays ?
HEY KK,(12/12/08-12;11 P.M. YOU MUST NOT BE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME MIKE PERON I KNOW,THAT USED TO WORK ON BT. 431....RIGHT;;;;;CAUSE HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DO A TRAFFIC STOP AND/OR AN ARREST WHEN HE WORKED IN 004.HE WAS A BIG TIME DOG.YOU WANT HIM TO TEACH IN THE ACADEMY......
Lincolns birthday is NOT a national holiday. You still got mail delivered, didn't you?
Lincolns birthday is a State holiday and a contractual holiday. Thats why the academy was closed.
I'll take a Streetwise Copper
w/a GED anyday over a Bookwise weenie w/ no common sense.
Hell alot of people woulda been selling "Streetwise" if it wasn't for this job.
11:58am;
I think alot of these morons are
talking about that class that was in the academy when we got hired.
Im talking about those last groups that were hired off of 81s test. We
were hired off of 85s.
Most of my classmates(all bosses kids) are bosses now, how bad could we have been?
State police academy does not give state test to their recruits. They are not held to the same rules. CPD academy does more than prepare for state exam but quality has dropped. Too many hockey players, starks favorites and incompetent leadership. Time to clean house.
Jim Hickey is a stand up guy. Will always stop and talk to you, ask you about your family. As a Lt. he was a stickler for detail but was fair across the board. SOB sparred me once. Most everyone here couldn't hold a candle to his wit and smarts. Years ago he would come off a little arrogant, but it's not bragging if you can do it. The man has a PHD for crying out loud. I bet most of you don't know the man had a heart attack years ago and is still working to support his family. He has been retired from active duty for some time now and is genuinely a decent guy. Lay off him. He has paid his dues, has done a lot for the CPD, and continues to do so. How many of you can say the same?
I have a buddy who is an instructor in the academy. YES IT IS TRUE, THE RECRUITS WERE SENT HOME. As the recruits were filling out their paperwork, a call came from downtown and a Sgt. had to go tell the poor recruits the bad news. A lot of recruits thought they were fucking with their minds, but once they knew they were serious, it was a very sad/tragic situation. I can not believe that the city can do this. I hope these poor recruits get called back soon because the economy isn't that great right now.
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