Who wants to be a cop?
Published 12:00 am Tuesday, July 2, 2002
Twenty-one years of age or older; in good physical health and condition; haven’t been convicted of a felony? Well, the Selma Police Department may require your assistance, said Selma Police Chief Robert Green.
The Selma Police Department recently announced the implementation
a new Reserve Police Officer program, a program designed to provide full-time officers with additional manpower when needed, Green said.
The program will be staffed entirely by volunteers, who wish to donate their time in order to “better their community,” he said.
“What we basically want is to get people who can assist us in various things we do on a day to day basis throughout our community,” Green said.
He said volunteers would be asked to assist full-time officers with such things as directing traffic during special events, riding along with officers, and providing back-up to officers when needed.
“We will not put any of our volunteers in any types of dangerous situations,” Green said. “This is only meant as a learning experience, for those who volunteer, just to see the types of things we do.”
Green noted that members of the Reserve Police Force will be appointed for two-year renewable terms of office both by the chief of police and the mayor.
He added that all those who have served with the police department in previous appointments as reserve officers are encouraged to re-apply.
However, he said all previous appointees, who have not been re-appointed, should return identification cards, badges or other types of police material to the department immediately.
Green added that all applicants are required to complete an application package and will be subject to a background investigation. He noted that proper grooming habits are a must for all those who wish to be accepted.
The department, he said, will begin accepting applications on Monday, July 8.