Hi, i have been contemplating a career change to Police Officer but am afraid that some incidents in my past with a mentally disturbed ex-girlfriend may hinder that process. Long story short, between September 2011 and June 2012 i was arrested 4times (in NYC) based on fabricated accusations of domestic violence. Three of the 4 arrests were dismissed for failure to prosecute (after dozsens of trips to court) but on the 4th one i stupidly went against my intuition and took my lawyers advice and plead down to disorderly conduct because at this point, i had been in court for about a year and half straight on all 4 cases and i had been missing a lot of work. My attorney assured me that the disorderly conduct charge was no worse than getting a parking ticket since it is not considered a crime in NYS. I paid a $120 fine and a "limited" order of protection was issued for a year that has since expired. Is it possible for these events to completley impede or make it highly unlikely to be hired by the NYPD or other department? I'm looking into applying for police officer jobs in CT as well.
Also, some of the original charges on the cases were very bad. They stem from assault to strangulation and burglary but i was never convicted of any crime. A lot of terrible things were said about me and although my name has technically been cleared i understand someone reading the original police reports would def raise an eyebrow.
If it counts for anything, the first time the police were involved i was the one that made the 911 call because she was attacking me but they eneded up arresting both of us. She was also arrested another time for violating an order protection i had against her but she ended up getting an ACD on both those. The woman in question also has a misdemeanor conviction for identity theft and if you google her name a couple of the crazy things she's done that made the news pop up.
Aside from the ordeals with this woman, i have not had any trouble with the law in my 29 years of existence.
There is nothing else in my history that would disqualify me or throw up any red flags. I have a bachelor's degree, excellent credit, have had steady employment for 10+ years and do volunteer work.
Also, some of the original charges on the cases were very bad. They stem from assault to strangulation and burglary but i was never convicted of any crime. A lot of terrible things were said about me and although my name has technically been cleared i understand someone reading the original police reports would def raise an eyebrow.
If it counts for anything, the first time the police were involved i was the one that made the 911 call because she was attacking me but they eneded up arresting both of us. She was also arrested another time for violating an order protection i had against her but she ended up getting an ACD on both those. The woman in question also has a misdemeanor conviction for identity theft and if you google her name a couple of the crazy things she's done that made the news pop up.
Aside from the ordeals with this woman, i have not had any trouble with the law in my 29 years of existence.
There is nothing else in my history that would disqualify me or throw up any red flags. I have a bachelor's degree, excellent credit, have had steady employment for 10+ years and do volunteer work.
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