Portland Bureau of Police...

[Phlounder]

I PASSED !!!!!!!!!

I passed the Portland Police Bureau's (Portland, Oregon) written exam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's only the first step in a long process but I'm really excited about it.

Wish me luck...

[AutumnAngel]

Congrats, neighbor! Hope you pass all the tests! Portland is a beautiful city to work for!

[ 03-07-2003, 03:12 AM: Message edited by: AutumnAngel ]

[Oregon Mike]

Well... if you're sure that's what you want... congratulations. Where are you on the eligibility list? I passed a year or two ago and was 222. I figured that I was too far down the list to be considered, but they did call me back after several months. I didn't get the message in time. Oh well. Not my first choice, but congratulations again.

Mike

[Phlounder]

Well, 600 people took the exam and 128 are on the eligibility list. On that list I'm number 70. Not as high as I would like but at least I'm on the list!

[SGT Dave]

Slightly off topic here, but years ago, when I was an avid "Cops" watcher, I recall some episodes filmed in Portland and Mutlnomah (sp?) county.

I STILL recall a very sharp officer named Lon Sweeny from those episodes.

Anyone here recall those episodes or even know this officer personally?

He was a stocky older officer (like me ) that took ZERO SH*T from the BGs. I recall one instance where he had a motorcycle chase and the MC driver stopped briefly in a cul-de-sac and the officer was out of the car in a flash and knocked the rider AND MOTORCYCLE to the ground HARD!)and took him into custody.

Another involved a suspicious person in a park that was supposedly armed, and the officer found him sitting at a picnic table with other subjects. The officer asked him VERY professionally (but nicely) to stand for a pat-down, and the guy passively resisted, and the officer IMMEDIATELY took him to the ground in a text-book armbar (I never can make those work that pretty) and cuffed him, and searched him, finding a toy pistol. The officer then had a word of prayer about how inconsiderate and potentially dangerous that was.

This guy was S-H-A-R-P! He reminded me alot of me ( ) and took no BS. He could be may back up anyday!

[Phlounder]

I remember those episodes but I don't know when they were filmed. Most of the COPS episodes I seen that portray the Portland are usually involve the Multnomah Co. Sheriff's Dept. THe few that show the Portland Police are from the late 1980's & early 1990's.

I agree that that officer knew what he was doing...

[jeeper]

Those episodes were just replayed here on tuesday. That guy was rough!! He pulled some of that old school stuff I wish I could get away with these days. Some of those things he did, imho, went just a bit past professional. Picking the guy with the toy gun up off the ground by his hair was a little close to crossing the line.