crunchtastic Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 my dad was in for over 40 yrs and surprisingly many that you'd think would be good candidates got disqualified for one reason or another. they have have used pot when they were younger and were disqualified as a result. i can think of at least one person that mentioned this to my dad.Was your dad police or fire? Kudos to him for such long service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 my dads been w/ hpd for 25somethin years. i'm seriously thinkin about joining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 my dads been w/ hpd for 25somethin years. i'm seriously thinkin about joining.I think you'd make a great cop.That's interesting. My BF tried to go to the academy when he got out of the Navy in 86, and again when he finished undergrad in 89, and was turned away. He has complained to this day it was because he was a white male. Could anything like that have been true?Was he qualified physically and mentally? Sometimes people exhibit characteristics that disqualify them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 Was your dad police or fire? Kudos to him for such long service.fire and enjoyed everyday. my bro has been in almost 25 yrs as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Was he qualified physically and mentally? Sometimes people exhibit characteristics that disqualify them.A pretty perfect specimen, fresh out of the service and with a fairly high security clearance to boot, which, I would suspect, was far more rigorous than any background check police departments did at that time. Actually maybe that was why--the special clearance raised eyebrows. Bygones, in any event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I'm curious to know what the force currently numbers, as well as how many recruits are in th pipe. I saw quite a number of recruits on the street last week desperately trying not to look scared while they were directing traffic. I wished more than a few good luck as I passed by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted January 11, 2008 Author Share Posted January 11, 2008 I'm curious to know what the force currently numbers, as well as how many recruits are in th pipe.looks like they lost another one doing some side deliveries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Not only is the recruitment lagging, it is lagging QUALITY candidates. Watching the news just last night, we had one officer, only 18 months on the job, who was the drug mule for her boyfriend ? WTF !!! Another officer was busted for something else yesterday, I am trying to find that story right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted March 11, 2008 Author Share Posted March 11, 2008 HPD officers accused of stealing money from nonprofitTwo Houston police officers were indicted Tuesday on charges alleging they billed the Red Cross about $160,000 last summer to operate a two-week basketball camp for Katrina evacuees that only lasted two days.They are accused of stealing money given by the National Red Cross and administered by the local Urban League office.Patrol officer Tracie Denise Bell and Kirshondra Richardson, who is a probationary officer in her first year with the department, have been relieved of duty and are suspended with pay, said HPD spokesman John Cannon.The two are charged with theft of more than $100,000, a second-degree felony with punishment ranging from probation to 20 years in prison if convicted.full articleHPD can't hire 'em quick enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 This is truly a sad and depressing story. I mean ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 HPD can't hire 'em quick enough.No, that's exactly the problem - HPD will take anyone. Now with a 12k sign-up bonus, they'll get even more trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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