Crime & Safety

Potential Police Officers Can Train at Morris County Academy

Written test for qualified candidates will be administered in September.

Morris County residents interested in becoming police officers will have an opportunity to study locally in the Alternate Route Basic Course for Police Officers.

"The program gives individuals interested in becoming police officers the opportunity to attend a police training academy at their own expense prior to being hired by a police department," according to a press release about the program. "The alternate route program creates a pool of trained officers for communities to hire while saving local police departments the expense associated with officer training."

To register for the exam needed for admittance into the program, interested participants must fill out forms at the academy (at 500 West Hanover in Parsippany) prior to Sept. 13. The written exam will be conducted on Sept. 26 at 5 p.m.

In order to qualify for the alternate route program, a candidate must be a United States citizen, between the ages of 18 and 35 and a New Jersey resident in good health who has completed at least 60 college credits or two years of active military service. Proof of military service should be shown during registration, in addition to two proofs of residency. A $75 non-refundable registration fee must be paid.

In addition to the writing test, candidates will be asked to participate in physical agility tests, complete a comprehensive background investigation, submit oral interviews and have psychological and medical examinations. Drug-testing will also be completed.

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Those who complete all tests, and are approved by the New Jersey Police Training Commission, will become part of the basic police class in January 2014 or July 2014.

For more information, call the academy at 973-285-2979.

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