Academy Prep Advice

[camaroguy2012]

Find people who live near you and set up study groups on the weekends

[Che762x39]

Run and run alot.

Avoid parties my brother had a classmate that got stopped for "buzz driving" and blew a .12 the night before graduation and is a construction worker in Yuma now.

Do the study group thing and network with everyone. It will pay dividends in the future.

[StuckInTheP.R.O.Ca]

Buy a unabridged Penal and Vehicle Code. Also get the Qwik Code versions for quick reference. Start studying now. Things will go much easier if you have some familiarity with Ca. law. The POST test will not require you to know the PC section numbers but you will need to know the specific elements of the crimes. You will need to know the section numbers for "grinders" though. Im assuming your academy hasn't gone full PC and eliminated the "stress" of "grinders".

If you can get your academy books now, do buy them asap and study up. Pay special attention to the "learning domains" on search and seizure. Many have the most difficulty with this LD. Expect to have all your homework come back with a "resubmit" stamp on it for the first several weeks. They did this to everyone in my academy so don't take it personally. It's just a game done by the Deputies to get you to quit.

Some quick tips:

Never walk into the Deputies office without first knocking and getting permission to enter and speak. Didn't happen to me but I was was a witness to a poor b*****d that did.

If you leave the Academy grounds for lunch, etc and you don't dress down in civiies, take off your uniform shirt or at least use a cover shirt.

Don't sweep Deputies while at the range or any other time. The consequences are severe. Poor b*****d.

While at EVOC don't take it upon yourself to drive a unit across the skid pan at double the authorized speed and without the driving Instructers say so. You may hit a fire hydrant and consequently get your "walking papers".

Academy students with a "ride" ( post hire) are usually the ones to **** up a good thing. Don't take it for granted!

Only bring your baton to the Academy on days that you are using your baton for training. Someone from a previous academy got popped for 12020 for doing this by a letter of the law Chippy. Walking papers ensued.

Good luck and stay ethical. Integrity, intrigity, integrity.

[Solid Foundation]

Keep captain winkie in the pants. Don't be one of those that hookup at the academy, not only does it rarely last but if things sour then you're really asking for it.

Seriously, keep your personal life out of the academy. Have fun but remember you're there to work. You are starting the foundation of your career at the academy, don't muck it up with stupid drama.

[jdubs71]

Keep captain winkie in the pants. Don't be one of those that hookup at the academy, not only does it rarely last but if things sour then you're really asking for it.

Seriously, keep your personal life out of the academy. Have fun but remember you're there to work. You are starting the foundation of your career at the academy, don't muck it up with stupid drama.

I'm assuming it's a her based on her avatar. Just FYI! But very good advice otherwise!

[FamilyProtector]

Get with a study group, work your hardest during P.T., practice your A.C.T. and above all else show Character.

[Bobby Ricigliano]

Buy a unabridged Penal and Vehicle Code. Also get the Qwik Code versions for quick reference. Start studying now. Things will go much easier if you have some familiarity with Ca. law. The POST test will not require you to know the PC section numbers but you will need to know the specific elements of the crimes. You will need to know the section numbers for "grinders" though. Im assuming your academy hasn't gone full PC and eliminated the "stress" of "grinders".

If you can get your academy books now, do buy them asap and study up. Pay special attention to the "learning domains" on search and seizure. Many have the most difficulty with this LD. Expect to have all your homework come back with a "resubmit" stamp on it for the first several weeks. They did this to everyone in my academy so don't take it personally. It's just a game done by the Deputies to get you to quit.

Some quick tips:

Never walk into the Deputies office without first knocking and getting permission to enter and speak. Didn't happen to me but I was was a witness to a poor b*****d that did.

If you leave the Academy grounds for lunch, etc and you don't dress down in civiies, take off your uniform shirt or at least use a cover shirt.

Don't sweep Deputies while at the range or any other time. The consequences are severe. Poor b*****d.

While at EVOC don't take it upon yourself to drive a unit across the skid pan at double the authorized speed and without the driving Instructers say so. You may hit a fire hydrant and consequently get your "walking papers".

Academy students with a "ride" ( post hire) are usually the ones to **** up a good thing. Don't take it for granted!

Only bring your baton to the Academy on days that you are using your baton for training. Someone from a previous academy got popped for 12020 for doing this by a letter of the law Chippy. Walking papers ensued.

Good luck and stay ethical. Integrity, intrigity, integrity.

Academy prep advice from someone who tries to smear and insult LE endlessly on this site. Sure.

[Solid Foundation]

Academy prep advice from someone who tries to smear and insult LE endlessly on this site. Sure.

Doesn't mean the advice is worthless. There's some solid advice there. Of course, some info may not apply as each academy is unique and will have their own rules.

[Bobby Ricigliano]

Doesn't mean the advice is worthless. There's some solid advice there.

Really? Which part?

Leave your baton at home except on the days when you think you will be using it. Let me know how that works for you. It is a part of the uniform and impromptu baton training can occur anytime. An academy recruit with an issued baton on the way to and from the academy would be exempt from any law restricting possession of it. What about your firearm? You'll have that in your car too. So that story is BS.

[Solid Foundation]

Whatever dude, I'm not going to fight with you.
As you could have seen in my original post each academy will have their own rules. My academy had specific rules about firearms that where never explained to us and we found out after the fact that we could have gotten into serious trouble.
Same could go with the baton.

[StuckInTheP.R.O.Ca]

Academy prep advice from someone who tries to smear and insult LE endlessly on this site. Sure.

Just goes to show exactly what you know about me or my background. Zip! I only hate the corrupt and incompetent. Unfortunately some are unable to comprehend this distinction.

Bobby, do you have any advice for the OP or are you just here to start guff with me?

[TRICKSTER]

Just goes to show exactly what you know about me or my background. Zip! I only hate the corrupt and incompetent. Unfortunately some are unable to comprehend this distinction.

Bobby, do you have any advice for the OP or are you just here to start guff with me?

Have you gone through a Police Academy?

[StuckInTheP.R.O.Ca]

Have you gone through a Police Academy?

I believe the answer to this is quite obvious it you read my original post. Been through two not including Reserve levels. I was hoping I could provide advice to the OP without being attacked by the locals here. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be panning out.

[TRICKSTER]

I believe the answer to this is quite obvious it you read my original post. Been through two not including Reserve levels. I was hoping I could provide advice to the OP without being attacked by the locals here. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be panning out.

Asking a simple question is now an attack?

[Bobby Ricigliano]

Bobby, do you have any advice for the OP or are you just here to start guff with me?

Yes. My advice to the OP is to read some of your previous posts and then flatly ignore any of your sham third hand "advice" about academy preparation.

^This. I do the same thing. Leave your 20's and 30's at home. The local Cops in this wonderful state can legally steal your standard cap mags because there considered a nuisance and it would royally tick me off if my mags ended up in some locals mag collection.

On a positive note at least he wasn't removed at gun point and handcuffed.

Yep. M&P's obviously arent safe enough for some in the LASD. I recommend they aquire an on roster handgun like a 4" Smith M-10 revolver. For safety reasons ammo shall be kept in the breast pocket until actually needed.

That's OK. Now they will just take their sweet time writing the ticket until the K9 unit shows up.

Good job and I appreciate your efforts, but...

The taxpayers will be the ones to pay the price and no one will be fired. Who is really held to account.I see no reason for them not to do the same thing to the next guy to come along.

And without federal involvement in this case it apears likely this scumbag would still be up to no good . Yes I approve federal oversight and encourage more of it. Unfortunately FPD didn't take out its own trash so the feds had to do it for them.

Be a good citizen and surrender them to the nearest government official.

Or

D) Officer fabricates PC for a search.

It's been known to happen.