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robmenn · 02-12-2006, 02:12 PM

Has anyone else taken thr Dec. 3 exam? I just got my results back a few days ago and I'm number 20 on the list. Does anyone know when they will start calling people to begin processing? Any info would be appreciated.
Thanks

AmericanMan · 02-12-2006, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by robmenn

Has anyone else taken thr Dec. 3 exam? I just got my results back a few days ago and I'm number 20 on the list. Does anyone know when they will start calling people to begin processing? Any info would be appreciated.
Thanks

What was your score?

EMTFirefighter · 02-12-2006, 09:05 PM

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What was your score?

I'm wondering the same thing. 20 is an impressive rank. Unless they rate it like Onondaga County does. I got a 90 one year and was number 4. I find that very hard to believe.

robmenn · 02-13-2006, 08:37 PM

I got a 90. This was the hardest police exam I've taken yet.

LSExplorer22 · 02-13-2006, 11:18 PM

I got a 70 but am 814. Out of thousands of people who took the exam, how can I score a 70 and still be 814??!! Do you think that many people failed?

robmenn · 02-14-2006, 01:06 PM

I'm not sure how many peolpe took the test for the park police. Probably at least a couple thousand. Keep in mind that all the people that took the test with you may not have necessarily have been taking the park police exam. That test was also being used for SUNY PD and some towns and villages. However I'm sure many people did fail as I found it to be the most challanging exam I've taken yet.

jimmy17 · 02-14-2006, 05:54 PM

I talked to PP recruiter before and he got hired with a 70. I also know a guy that got hired with a 80. I think PP is a great deal you can transfer to a municipal agency unlike University Police.

AmericanMan · 02-14-2006, 07:37 PM

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I talked to PP recruiter before and he got hired with a 70. I also know a guy that got hired with a 80. I think PP is a great deal you can transfer to a municipal agency unlike University Police.

Why can't SUNY police do a lateral? Are they just considered peace officers?

EMTFirefighter · 02-15-2006, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by LT. EXPLORER

Why can't SUNY police do a lateral? Are they just considered peace officers?

It's some civil service law that was enacted because too many people were becoming UPD officers simply to transfer to other agencies.

sheriff2004 · 02-15-2006, 11:37 PM

This is not true. A guy who was in my academy with me went to a SUNY school...and after his probation 1year, he transferred to a local pd. From what I hear, it's not uncommon for a department to take you. This was in september of 04...but he didnt' transfer till sep of 05, so it happens. As long as the academy is the same and the departments accept it, it's fine and civil service has nothing to say about it...I've met 2 or 3 guys who were from SUNY Fredonia who transferred to Monroe count sheriff's office, and one of these guys then went to Cheektowaga police...it happens. As long as your state certified, there's nothing they can do..

EMTFirefighter · 02-16-2006, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by sheriff2004

This is not true. A guy who was in my academy with me went to a SUNY school...and after his probation 1year, he transferred to a local pd. From what I hear, it's not uncommon for a department to take you. This was in september of 04...but he didnt' transfer till sep of 05, so it happens. As long as the academy is the same and the departments accept it, it's fine and civil service has nothing to say about it...I've met 2 or 3 guys who were from SUNY Fredonia who transferred to Monroe count sheriff's office, and one of these guys then went to Cheektowaga police...it happens. As long as your state certified, there's nothing they can do..

It must just be the downstate ones then. My old boss used to be a UPD cop on Long Island (Stony Brook) and under no circumstances could you lateral to another department, they were losing too many to the Suffolk and Nassau PDs. You could take the test and whatever department you're looking at could accept your state academy, but it's not a lateral in the way most people think of it - you still have to take the test and be selected.

Like I just said, this might only be for the downstate region. SUNY is divided into 2 regions - upstate and downstate.

UPNYPO · 02-19-2006, 07:20 AM

I thought that the exam was a bit more tough than usual. I ended up getting a 100 on the test. Suprised the you know what out of me. Number 1 on the list. Anyone else get any canvass letters yet?

Hey emtfire...what do you know about stony brook. Got a letter from them.

Have a good day...

EMTFirefighter · 02-19-2006, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by UPNYPO

I thought that the exam was a bit more tough than usual. I ended up getting a 100 on the test. Suprised the you know what out of me. Number 1 on the list. Anyone else get any canvass letters yet?

Hey emtfire...what do you know about stony brook. Got a letter from them.

Have a good day...

Don't know the darndest thing about Stony Brook, other than my old boss used to work there.

Congrats on your score, buddy.

robmenn · 02-19-2006, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by UPNYPO

I thought that the exam was a bit more tough than usual. I ended up getting a 100 on the test. Suprised the you know what out of me. Number 1 on the list. Anyone else get any canvass letters yet?

Hey emtfire...what do you know about stony brook. Got a letter from them.

Have a good day...

Congrats on your score. Thats impressive. I just talked to a detective from Stony Brook. He said they are really desperate for cops. There is not much going on at SBU though, so if your looking to be active you may be disappointed. Keep me posted if you hear anything from State Parks.

ChrisF202 · 02-20-2006, 10:17 PM

Are they going to assign any more State Parks PD officers to LI?

While they are at it we could also use more troopers, we have litterly no police presence on the state parkways here.

sheriff2004 · 02-27-2006, 07:13 PM

Got a canvas letter for the Fall academy. Agility test is in April. Anyone else..

robmenn · 02-27-2006, 11:27 PM

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Got a canvas letter for the Fall academy. Agility test is in April. Anyone else..

I got mine too. Time to start running again. Good LucK!

UPNYPO · 03-01-2006, 12:19 AM

When did you get the canvass letter. I haven't recieved one. Just wondering

SGT974 · 03-01-2006, 01:52 AM

NYS University Police Officers as of 1999 graduated from Police academies with Police certificates. NYS University Police Officers currently are not able transfer/lateral to another agency.

But if the officer is on the list for that agency they do not have to attend another police academy. This will soon change SUNY is sponsoring a bill to put UPD officers into the Police and Fire retirement and also add UPD officers to the civil service law allowing UPD officers to lateral to another agency.