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Entry-Level Police Officer

Howard County Police Department
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Now Hiring for Entry-Level Police Officer~ $10,000 HIRING BONUS ~

 

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https://www.publicsafetyapp.com/Entry-Level-Howard-County-MD-Police-Officer-Jobs/1527/

 

The Howard County Police Department is a nationally accredited agency of more than 700 employees, sworn and civilian, dedicated to creating a better quality of life for the citizens of Howard County. It is the mission of the Howard County Police Department to provide a secure environment for the citizens of Howard County by protecting life and property, reducing the opportunity for crime and disorder, enforcing the law, assisting victims and providing other police-related services as required by the community in a manner consistent with the values of a free society. HCPD embraces the historic tradition that the police are the public and the public are the police. We are committed to resolving problems collaboratively through a partnership between the department and our community.

 

Our officers demonstrate the highest standards and are guided by the agency’s values: Integrity, Pride and Community. 

 

Minimum Qualifications

  • U.S. citizen
  • At least 21 years of age by the swearing-in ceremony
  • Possession of a High School diploma or GED (high school equivalency certificate) acceptable to the Maryland State Board of Education as described in the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission regulation
  • Possess a valid driver’s license

Salary/Benefits

  • Starting salary: $66,851 (eff. 1/1/2025)
  • $10,000 hiring bonus
  • Health, dental and life insurance
  • Vacation, disability and personal leave
  • Retirement plan (50% of pay after 20 years of service; 75% of pay after 25 years of service; 80% of pay after 30 years of service)
  • All equipment and uniforms provided, including yearly shoe allowance
  • Free dry cleaning services
  • Take-home police vehicles for county residents
  • Up to $3,000 multi-lingual specialty pay (annually)
  • Night shift differential pay (6%)
  • Twelve hour permanent patrol shifts with four hours overtime each pay period
  • Three hour minimum overtime pay for off-duty court appearances
  • Specialty pay for many assignments outside of patrol
  • 457b deferred compensation plan
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Career development programs

 

Automatic Disqualifications

  • Felony convictions
  • Serious misdemeanor convictions, defined as any crime that would carry more than 1-year incarceration
  • Convicted or otherwise found guilty of selling, manufacturing, or distributing a controlled dangerous substance, narcotic drug, or marijuana
  • Illegally sold, produced, cultivated, distributed, or transported a controlled dangerous substance, narcotic drug, or marijuana
  • Illegally used a controlled dangerous substance, narcotic drug, or marijuana while employed to enforce federal, state, or local law by any government entity
  • Use of heroin, phencyclidine (PCP), or lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)
  • CDS usage within three (3) years prior to the start of the academy (not including Marijuana)
  • CDS usage of no more than five (5) times lifetime or once since turning twenty-one (21) years of age (not including marijuana)
  • No Marijuana usage within one (1) year of the start of the academy
  • DUI/DWI within the past five (5) years
  • More than three (3) current points on driver’s license
  • Bad conduct or dishonorable discharge from the military