Springfield Police Department

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[Lassiter 45]

They've got a periscope Q&A tomorrow at noon central. I'll be watching.

[Lassiter 45]

Got cleared for background and rode with them. Seems like a good agency.


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[Lassiter 45]

Just got a conditional offer.

[wtjbatman]

Just got a conditional offer.

Congrats! I've got the written test with them tomorrow. Sounds like your offer came pretty fast? Was it soon after the interview stage?

[Lassiter 45]

I interviewed I think at the end of October. My background wrapped up before the new year. And I got the call earlier this week. Are you a lateral?


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[wtjbatman]

I interviewed I think at the end of October. My background wrapped up before the new year. And I got the call earlier this week. Are you a lateral?

Negative, regular candidate. Just applied a couple weeks ago, (written) testing tomorrow. If you are out of state I'm guessing they did your oral interview the same day? Mine will be scheduled for a future date.

[wtjbatman]

Tested, did really well, on to the interview stage next week. It was nice having the test graded immediately and being able to move on quickly.

[Lassiter 45]

Yeah. Even the polygrapher told me right afterward that I passed unlike my current agency that made me wait a while.


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[wtjbatman]

How soon after your interview did you find out you passed?

[Lassiter 45]

Within a week.


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[Lassiter 45]

Just got the call. No knowledge on dates yet for the lateral class. It'll be late March or early April they said.

[wtjbatman]

Oh nice. I made it to the background phase. Don't have the physical agility test until April 1st. If I pass those then I'm looking at an August academy.

I know they told me a regular academy started the beginning of February, I wonder if the lateral academy you would attend just has you join the current academy part way through? I'm just speculating on that.

[Lassiter 45]

Good luck.

They've told me the lateral academy is basically in service style. I show up for class each day and go home each night. I have to learn SPD policies, how they work there in Springfield, Missouri statutes, and Missouri supreme court case law. They don't work on teaching you to be a cop. They know I've been a trooper for over 3 years, so they're confident enough in that. It will probably be a bigger transition for me in some ways than for other guys. As a trooper, you can give me a double fatality with a semi on a major US highway, and I'll be fine. Give me a domestic, and I'll have to think a second, as I haven't worked that many at all.

[wtjbatman]

Good luck to you too!