Hi,
with reference to current economic conditions and number of qualified applicants, I am very curious to what my odds are in becoming a Police Officer. I am looking to stay within Northern California.
Age and Education:
-I am 36 years young.
-I have B.S. and Master's degree. Both irrelevant to Law Enforcement. 2.7 and 2.6 GPA respectively.
Credit:
I have "good" credit overall but not perfect. Probably 700 credit score.
I have a student loan I am paying each month. Still have 15 years to go.
I have 1 credit card which I pay off each month. No bankruptcy.
***I was late several times in making car payments last year. It was actually my brother who I signed for. Never the less, it's under my name and my credit. The car is now fully paid off.
Tickets:
#1: Exhibition of Speed (1994)
#2: Speeding (1995)
#3: Speeding (1999)
#4: Stop Sign (2000)
#5: Speeding (2002)
I am very concerned about the quantity of the tickets. However I am hoping I still have a chance as the last ticket I recieved was 12 years ago.
Record:
1 arrest? In 1994, I was in a local arcade playing games. Police walked in and found a small pouch of marijuana near where I was. I was questioned. It was not mine and that is what I told the officer. I was still taken into police station where I was finger printed and released. Never handcuffed and I walked out the department by my self. I was 16 years old.
Here is the interesting thing about this incident. I went back around 10 years ago and asked the record clerk if I have a record for the incident mentioned above. The lady said Yes.
I went to the same police department last year as I wanted to get some sort of report or record to reference for the job I was applying. The record lady said there was nothing on me. I never sealed or took any legal actions to get this off my record. I simply don't know why the same department can not find this info anymore. Any idea???
Anyhow, this is the only record I have and that was 20 years ago.
With above said, what do you think my chances are?
Thank you very much!
with reference to current economic conditions and number of qualified applicants, I am very curious to what my odds are in becoming a Police Officer. I am looking to stay within Northern California.
Age and Education:
-I am 36 years young.
-I have B.S. and Master's degree. Both irrelevant to Law Enforcement. 2.7 and 2.6 GPA respectively.
Credit:
I have "good" credit overall but not perfect. Probably 700 credit score.
I have a student loan I am paying each month. Still have 15 years to go.
I have 1 credit card which I pay off each month. No bankruptcy.
***I was late several times in making car payments last year. It was actually my brother who I signed for. Never the less, it's under my name and my credit. The car is now fully paid off.
Tickets:
#1: Exhibition of Speed (1994)
#2: Speeding (1995)
#3: Speeding (1999)
#4: Stop Sign (2000)
#5: Speeding (2002)
I am very concerned about the quantity of the tickets. However I am hoping I still have a chance as the last ticket I recieved was 12 years ago.
Record:
1 arrest? In 1994, I was in a local arcade playing games. Police walked in and found a small pouch of marijuana near where I was. I was questioned. It was not mine and that is what I told the officer. I was still taken into police station where I was finger printed and released. Never handcuffed and I walked out the department by my self. I was 16 years old.
Here is the interesting thing about this incident. I went back around 10 years ago and asked the record clerk if I have a record for the incident mentioned above. The lady said Yes.
I went to the same police department last year as I wanted to get some sort of report or record to reference for the job I was applying. The record lady said there was nothing on me. I never sealed or took any legal actions to get this off my record. I simply don't know why the same department can not find this info anymore. Any idea???
Anyhow, this is the only record I have and that was 20 years ago.
With above said, what do you think my chances are?
Thank you very much!
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