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Edgewood · WA · Contracted service

Edgewood Police Department

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Hiring details · research incomplete

Recruiter contact, hiring stages, physical-test standards, benefits and incentives need confirmation. Use official sources; missing information does not mean unavailable.

Washington directory listing

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Edina · MN · City / town police

Edina Police Department

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Hiring details · research incomplete

Recruiter contact, hiring stages, physical-test standards, benefits and incentives need confirmation. Use official sources; missing information does not mean unavailable.

Official agency information · vacancy not verified

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Official source links reviewed: . Not a vacancy verification date. These resources are not verified daily; use each recorded source-review date.

Original city police identity and administrative contact ↗

Edinburg · TX · City / town police

Edinburg Police Department

Salary research
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Hiring details · research incomplete

Recruiter contact, hiring stages, physical-test standards, benefits and incentives need confirmation. Use official sources; missing information does not mean unavailable.

Official recruiting resource · vacancy not verified

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Official source links reviewed: . Not a vacancy verification date. These resources are not verified daily; use each recorded source-review date.

Official eight-stage officer hiring sequence ↗Official civil-service officer notices ↗Official police benefits overview ↗

Edison · NJ · City / town police

Edison Police Department

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Hiring details · research incomplete

Recruiter contact, hiring stages, physical-test standards, benefits and incentives need confirmation. Use official sources; missing information does not mean unavailable.

Official recruiting resource · vacancy not verified

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Official source links reviewed: . Not a vacancy verification date. These resources are not verified daily; use each recorded source-review date.

Official department administration and recruitment resources ↗

Edmond · OK · City / town police

Edmond Police Department

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Hiring details · research incomplete

Recruiter contact, hiring stages, physical-test standards, benefits and incentives need confirmation. Use official sources; missing information does not mean unavailable.

Official recruiting resource · vacancy not verified

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Official source links reviewed: . Not a vacancy verification date. These resources are not verified daily; use each recorded source-review date.

Official police academy, screening and fitness guidance ↗

Edmonds · WA · City / town police

Edmonds Police Department

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Washington directory listing

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Edmonston, Maryland · MD · City / town police

Edmonston Police Department

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Hiring details · research incomplete

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Official recruiting resource · vacancy not verified

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Official source links reviewed: . Not a vacancy verification date. These resources are not verified daily; use each recorded source-review date.

Original town police certified-officer careers ↗Original town police contact and identity ↗

Ipswich · SD · County sheriff

Edmunds County Sheriff's Office

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Hiring details · research incomplete

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Official agency information · vacancy not verified

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Springfield, Georgia · GA · County sheriff

Effingham County Sheriff's Office

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Hiring details · research incomplete

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Official recruiting resource · vacancy not verified

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Official sheriff career listings and application-return instructions ↗

Torrance, California · CA · Campus police

El Camino College Police Department

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Hiring details · research incomplete

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Official agency information · vacancy not verified

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Official current campus police identity and public contact ↗

El Centro, California · CA · City / town police

El Centro Police Department

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Hiring details · research incomplete

Recruiter contact, hiring stages, physical-test standards, benefits and incentives need confirmation. Use official sources; missing information does not mean unavailable.

Official recruiting resource · vacancy not verified

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Official source links reviewed: . Not a vacancy verification date. These resources are not verified daily; use each recorded source-review date.

Official city police identity and explicit Training/Recruitment contact ↗

El Cerrito, California · CA · City / town police

El Cerrito Police Department

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Salary research
Needs confirmation
Researched hiring process & preparation

Partial profile reviewed 2026-10-23. Not proof of an opening.

Minimum requirements

  • Selected published minimums: age 20 at application, diploma/GED, California Class C license and satisfactory driving record, ability to perform essential duties with city examination, vision not less than 20/100 correctable to 20/30. The employer page describes legal US work authorization with no specific citizenship requirement. Confirm controlling current policy rather than treat this as individualized immigration or medical advice.
  • The page excludes felony convictions and misdemeanor convictions that prevent lawful firearm possession; it does not state that every misdemeanor is automatically disqualifying. Complete current disqualifier policy and appointment-age conditions need confirmation.

Selected requirements, not a complete eligibility or disqualifier checklist.

Lateral entry

Academy-graduate and lateral applicants are exempt from recruit score submission only. Detailed recognized credentials, recency, service credit and pay placement need confirmation.

Recruiting contact

General police records office; confirm recruiting routing

510-215-4400

Hiring outline

  1. Apply through the city's published careers route. Recruit applicants must submit a qualifying score: PELLETB T-score 45 or higher, or the listed NTN Frontline National online exam/PSSA option. No numeric NTN cutoff was established. External careers/testing-provider instructions were not read or used.
  2. Academy graduates and laterals need not submit the recruit test score, but other screening still applies. Polygraph, background, medical and psychological examinations are listed; full sequence, oral-board timing and conditional-offer rules were not established.

Physical testing

Published selection describes coordination, stamina and agility plus a city physical examination, but no scored physical-agility event table or cutoffs was reviewed. Vision criterion is medical eligibility, not a PT score.

Benefits

Needs confirmation

Hiring incentives

Availability and terms need confirmation.

Partial guide. No salary, academy-funding promise, current vacancy or deadline established. Police 10900 San Pablo Avenue differs from City Hall 10890. Dispatch 510-237-3233 option 0 is separate from records, with option 8 returning calls to records. Legitimate old.org to.gov migration verified; cached older dispatch alternatives were not adopted. County source denied access, so county mapping remains unknown.

Official research source ↗Current official police contacts ↗

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Official recruiting resource · vacancy not verified

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Official source links reviewed: . Not a vacancy verification date. These resources are not verified daily; use each recorded source-review date.

Current official recruit versus academy-graduate/lateral selection guidance ↗Current official police office and dispatch/records routing ↗

El Dorado, Arkansas · AR · City / town police

El Dorado Police Department

Salary research
Needs confirmation
Hiring details · research incomplete

Recruiter contact, hiring stages, physical-test standards, benefits and incentives need confirmation. Use official sources; missing information does not mean unavailable.

Official recruiting resource · vacancy not verified

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Official source links reviewed: . Not a vacancy verification date. These resources are not verified daily; use each recorded source-review date.

Original Arkansas department recruit and certified pathways ↗

El Mirage, Arizona · AZ · City / town police

El Mirage Police Department

Open agency hiring guide →
Police Recruit only, undated
$34.41/hour as published; no annualization
Lateral Police Officer only, up to depending on qualifications
July 2026: up to $51.81/hour ($107,764.80/year as published)

Recruit figure undated; lateral ceiling labelled July 2026; confirm current schedule and placement · Reviewed 2026-10-25. Base pay is not total compensation.

Original city recruit versus lateral information ↗
Researched hiring process & preparation

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

Minimum requirements

  • Recruit minimums listed on the city page include United States citizenship and being at least 21 before academy graduation. Preserve that timing rather than changing it to age 21 at application.
  • Meet one published education alternative: a state-recognized high-school diploma, GED, recognized equivalent homeschool credential, an Arizona private-school diploma/completion certificate with administrator verification, or a degree from a U.S. Department of Education-accredited college or university. A degree is not described as universally mandatory in addition to a diploma.
  • The page lists automatic-disqualifier categories covering felony convictions, specified driving history, military discharge when applicable, certification discipline and unlawful drug conduct. Confirm the controlling current definitions, time windows and route applicability directly; this partial guide neither reproduces a complete legal checklist nor makes individual eligibility decisions. Previous military or police service is not required merely because those histories are reviewed when applicable.
  • Current driver-license timing, full background documentation and any additional announcement-specific qualifications remain for confirmation. Department testimonials and examples of specialist assignments describe employees' careers, not recruit experience requirements or guaranteed placements.

Selected requirements, not a complete eligibility or disqualifier checklist.

Lateral entry

The city separately invites sworn lateral applicants and links an AZPOST waiver resource. Actual waiver rules, required service, credential recognition, salary-step placement, training exemptions and current lateral openings were not reviewed. Its July 2026 lateral pay ceiling depends on qualifications and is not the novice recruit rate.

Recruiting contact

Needs confirmation

Hiring outline

  1. Find the current recruit announcement through the official city's career link and submit the required application. The recruiting overview and generic hiring heading do not independently verify an individual current vacancy, deadline or open recruit class. External job bodies and application forms were not reviewed or submitted here.
  2. The published recruit list begins with application, minimum-qualification review and interview, then an AZPOST personal-history form and department background packet with supporting documents. The city reserves selection of the most qualified applicants, and the chief may change process order; do not treat the overview as an immutable sequence.
  3. Attend the listed POPAT screening when instructed. The page says applications are evaluated on POPAT pass/fail and preference points when applicable. It does not publish qualifying event times, a combined score, point formulas, attempts or retest rules.
  4. The list continues with background interview, polygraph and a police ride-along, followed by conditional offer, AZPOST medical examination including drug screening, psychological screening, a chief and/or command-staff interview and final offer. Confirm current scheduling and conditions rather than assuming completion of one stage guarantees the next.
  5. A promotional invitation to ride with an officer before joining is separate from the ride-along named in the selection list. Candidates without prior contacts or ride-along access can still prepare independently and should request official instructions if advanced to that stage. No ride-along, appointment, form, medical disclosure or account action was initiated by this research.
  6. The page describes beginning at an academy and employer-provided training. It does not establish a fully funded academy, equipment/tuition coverage, reimbursement obligation or service contract. Obtain those terms before accepting an offer; no written-test provider or score requirement is established in this overview.

Physical testing

The city names five POPAT events: a 99-yard obstacle course with sharp turns, curb-height obstacles and a 34-inch vault obstacle; lifting/dragging a 165-pound dummy for 32 feet; a five-yard approach to a chain-link fence followed by 25 yards of running; a five-yard approach to a six-foot solid wall followed by 25 yards; and a 500-yard run. The page does not specify the chain-link fence height or numerical passing cutoffs, attempts or retest rules. Do not invent these or substitute another agency's scores. This is an event description, not a scored fitness preset or individualized exercise prescription.

Benefits

Needs confirmation

Hiring incentives

Availability and terms need confirmation.

Partial guide uses original browser-rendered city recruiting information reviewed in wave558, not search snippets or hidden APIs. Recruit pay is undated and lateral pay separately dated July2026; existing resource pay snapshot preserves those distinctions without recruit annualization or verified-current ranking. Benefits and specialty assignments depend on eligibility and were not converted into guaranteed entitlements. Complete current minimums, actual job announcements, fitness cutoffs and academy terms remain unverified. No current JobPosting data, forms, accounts, terms acceptance or outreach.

Official research source ↗Official department identity and separate city/police contacts ↗

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Official recruiting resource · vacancy not verified

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Official source links reviewed: . Not a vacancy verification date. These resources are not verified daily; use each recorded source-review date.

Original city police department; browser-rendered contact and recruiting links ↗Original city role-specific recruit and lateral information ↗

El Monte · CA · City / town police

El Monte Police Department

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Hiring details · research incomplete

Recruiter contact, hiring stages, physical-test standards, benefits and incentives need confirmation. Use official sources; missing information does not mean unavailable.

Official recruiting resource · vacancy not verified

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Official source links reviewed: . Not a vacancy verification date. These resources are not verified daily; use each recorded source-review date.

Department Training and Recruitment Unit overview ↗

Colorado Springs; El Paso County, Colorado · CO · County sheriff

El Paso County Sheriff's Office

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Hiring details · research incomplete

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Official recruiting resource · vacancy not verified

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Official source links reviewed: . Not a vacancy verification date. These resources are not verified daily; use each recorded source-review date.

Official sheriff employment gateway and recruiting contact ↗

El Paso, Texas · TX · City / town police

El Paso Police Department

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Hiring details · research incomplete

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Official recruiting resource · vacancy not verified

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Official source links reviewed: . Not a vacancy verification date. These resources are not verified daily; use each recorded source-review date.

El Paso police recruitment and applicant pathways ↗

El Reno, Oklahoma · OK · City / town police

El Reno Police Department

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Hiring details · research incomplete

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Official agency information · vacancy not verified

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Official source links reviewed: . Not a vacancy verification date. These resources are not verified daily; use each recorded source-review date.

Original city police department and public contact ↗

Elberton, Georgia · GA · County sheriff

Elbert County Sheriff's Office

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Hiring details · research incomplete

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Official recruiting resource · vacancy not verified

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Official source links reviewed: . Not a vacancy verification date. These resources are not verified daily; use each recorded source-review date.

Official Georgia sheriff site and employment-application link ↗

Elgin · IL · City / town police

Elgin Police Department

Salary research
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Hiring details · research incomplete

Recruiter contact, hiring stages, physical-test standards, benefits and incentives need confirmation. Use official sources; missing information does not mean unavailable.

Official recruiting resource · vacancy not verified

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Official source links reviewed: . Not a vacancy verification date. These resources are not verified daily; use each recorded source-review date.

City-linked recruiting site; officer hiring closed at review ↗Official city jobs and application navigation ↗Official police training and eligibility-list context ↗

Elizabeth, New Jersey · NJ · City / town police

Elizabeth Police Department

Salary research
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Hiring details · research incomplete

Recruiter contact, hiring stages, physical-test standards, benefits and incentives need confirmation. Use official sources; missing information does not mean unavailable.

Official recruiting resource · vacancy not verified

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Official source links reviewed: . Not a vacancy verification date. These resources are not verified daily; use each recorded source-review date.

Official police officer entry and civil-service examination route ↗

Elizabethtown · KY · City / town police

Elizabethtown Police Department

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Hiring details · research incomplete

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Official recruiting resource · vacancy not verified

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Official source links reviewed: . Not a vacancy verification date. These resources are not verified daily; use each recorded source-review date.

Original city police employment hub and linked preparation documents ↗

Elk City, Oklahoma · OK · City / town police

Elk City Police Department

Salary research
Needs confirmation
Hiring details · research incomplete

Recruiter contact, hiring stages, physical-test standards, benefits and incentives need confirmation. Use official sources; missing information does not mean unavailable.

Official recruiting resource · vacancy not verified

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Official source links reviewed: . Not a vacancy verification date. These resources are not verified daily; use each recorded source-review date.

Original city police office and role information ↗Historical September 2024 officer recruitment post, not current vacancy confirmation ↗

Elkhart County, Indiana · IN · County sheriff

Elkhart County Sheriff's Office

Salary research
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Hiring details · research incomplete

Recruiter contact, hiring stages, physical-test standards, benefits and incentives need confirmation. Use official sources; missing information does not mean unavailable.

Official recruiting resource · vacancy not verified

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Official source links reviewed: . Not a vacancy verification date. These resources are not verified daily; use each recorded source-review date.

Official employer hiring gateway ↗

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