National City PD offering $30K lateral hiring incentive for officers
NATIONAL CITY, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — The National City Police Department is looking for more applicants to join its police force, and it’s offering a $30,000 hiring incentive for qualified lateral officers looking to transfer from another agency in the state of California.
On April 17 from 9 a.m. to noon, NCPD is hosting a hiring seminar to help fill open positions in a wide range of divisions across the department. The event will take place at the NCPD Headquarters located at 1200 National City Blvd.
Some examples of the various specialties within NCPD include the communications center, the investigations division, the SWAT unit, the traffic division and the K-9 unit.
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Officer Pamela Sosa, a background investigator, says the goal is to get a qualified applicant through the background process in two-to-three months and get them into a police academy for training.
The background process consists of an application, a written exam, a physical agility test and an oral interview.
To apply as an entry-level police officer, applicants must have graduated from high school or obtained a G.E.D. certificate and be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident alien who has applied for citizenship. Additional eligibility requirements can be found on the NCPD website at joinncpd.com.
Kacey McKinnon contributed to this report.
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