Posted by jcham7176Hi there. I am preparing to graduate with a BA this December and I’m very interested in LE as a career. However, I have two quick questions. First, is there a recommended height? I ask because I am on the shorter side and not sure if this is an issue, although I do [...]
Posted by PevehouseI am very interested in talking with, or meeting with, a recruiter regaurding the cadet and recruit posistions for your department. I have left messages on the jobline, but it has been a couple of weeks and I have not heard back. Is there another way for me to contact a recruiter to [...]
Posted by shantell Does Sac PD generate a newsletter for retired officers like LAPD does? The agency I work for wants to advertise PT positions to retired officers. Dear Shantell,The Sacramento Police Department has been developing a paperless system to communicate to our retired officers. We will be able to e-mail retired officers on a [...]
Posted by Cliff SchafferThe first law against marijuana was a 1905 El Paso ordinance. The expressed purpose of the ordinance was to make it possible to arrest Mexican Immigrants. The first state law was a 1913 California law that was promoted by the pharmaceutical industry because they saw marijuana as a competitor. There was no [...]
Posted by Cliff SchafferFirst, let me commend you for even asking the question about medical marijuana. Most people won’t even ask. First, let’s try a simple quiz. See how well you do. 1) When was marijuana originally outlawed? 2) Why was it outlawed? 3) How many people are killed by drugs in the US in [...]
Sacramento Police K-9 Officer John Azevedo brings home forty trophies from the Western States Police Canine Association’s K-9 competitions. Competitors from local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies participated in a series of ten trials. The trials were hosted by various Northern California law enforcement agencies throughout this year. The trials consisted of many different [...]
Posted by Amber SinghI am interested in becoming a communications dispatcher. How do I go about doing a sit a long to make sure I can handle this line of work? Dear Amber, You can go to any Police Department public counter to request a sit-along application. For a list of locations go to: http://www.sacpd.org/my_neighborhood.asp Once your application is processed, [...]
