Berlin Police Department

Partial profile reviewed 2026-10-25. Not proof of an opening.

Minimum requirements

• The entry-level section lists age 21, U.S. citizenship and a high-school diploma or approved GED. It does not say a college degree or prior police/military experience is required. The age milestone and full current license, residency and disqualifier rules require confirmation.
• Applicants must pass a written examination and an extensive background process. A separate applicant-disqualifier document is linked but was not reviewed. The page tells applicants who think a listed issue may apply to contact the department directly; this guide does not decide individual eligibility.

Selected requirements, not a complete eligibility or disqualifier checklist.

Lateral entry

Certified applicants are invited, but the inspected page does not establish required years of experience, out-of-state recognition, academy waiver, fitness exemption, pay placement or seniority credit. Obtain the current certified-officer instructions instead of assuming novice academy details or fitness rules apply identically.

Recruiting contact

Needs confirmation

Hiring outline

1. Obtain the current police application from the original department employment page. It directs completed applications to Berlin Police Department,129 Decatur Street,Berlin,MD21811 by mail or through its email-return button. The button destination and packet contents were not inspected; verify them before sending sensitive records.
2. The page identifies a written examination and pre-employment physical fitness standards but does not specify the written test provider, passing score, scheduling or retest policy. Do not assume another Maryland agency's exam or thresholds apply.
3. The background section includes psychological examination, physical examination, drug testing, criminal-history check, voice-stress analysis, credit check and driving-record check. These are published screening categories, not a verified chronological sequence. Voice-stress screening is listed without adopting any claim about its scientific accuracy.
4. Confirm interview stages, offer timing and academy appointment terms with recruitment. The December 2026 class statement does not establish paid recruit status, tuition coverage, housing, repayment obligations, academy exemption or a guaranteed seat. General town educational benefits are not an academy funding contract.

Physical testing

The police entry-level page explicitly publishes30 bent-leg sit-ups in one minute,25 push-ups in one minute and a one-mile run in10 minutes. These are the page's stated passing standards, not individualized training advice or a default program. Current event technique, rest intervals, scoring, retesting, accommodations and cohort applicability remain unverified. Clinical physical examination is separate from the scored agility events.

Source checked October25,2026. Confirm current cohort applicability, technique, rest, retest and accommodation rules with the employer. These novice standards are not established as the certified-officer route. No automatic fitness preset or individualized prescription is created.

Benefits

Needs confirmation

Hiring incentives

Availability and terms need confirmation.

Partial source-backed guide, not a guarantee of a vacancy or December start. General non-emergency contact410-641-1333 is not a dedicated recruiter. Town HR forms, temporary town-office addresses, unrelated administrative salary and general benefits do not replace police-specific instructions. Current officer pay, exact deadline, full eligibility and academy funding remain unverified. Linked application/disqualifier bodies unread; no invented JobPosting, confidential interview questions or pay normalization.

No test preset is imported from this profile. Bring current employer instructions to your preparation.