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Posted by: mikehammer

Anybody have any info on this department? Salary, benefits, moral, etc ....
Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Posted by: Mongo

Don't know about salary or bennys but it is a squared away agency. Moral seems to be very high and training is right up there. Alot of activity.

Posted by: HPD104

I know a guy who worked there. He went through the academy and worked the streets for a year. During that year, he had to do certain training exercises, and he could not pass one of them so they let him go. Kinda strange they wouldnt do that prior to instead of wasting all the cash. but, he did say it was a great placeto work.

Posted by: DeputyFife

Went through the process about 5 yrs. ago and didn't end up taking the gig. Seems very squared away...at the time the pay schedule seemed pretty low, I think it is more acceptable now. The link to the current contract is below:

www.ci.portland.me.us/hr/policebenevolentassociation.pdf

Posted by: KozmoKramer

Quote:

Originally Posted by HPD104

..During that year, he had to do certain training exercises, and he could not pass one of them so they let him go.

HPD - could you expand on that a bit?
What kind of exercises were they that your associate was having trouble with?

Posted by: j809

What a shitty contract, I thank god I am a cop in MA.

Posted by: HPD104

Quote:

Originally Posted by KozmoKramer

HPD - could you expand on that a bit?
What kind of exercises were they that your associate was having trouble with?

From what I gather They have a certain levels of training similar to the cooper standards, as well as other "phases" as he called it that they make you complete, such as knowing the roads, strength, agility. I am not a 100% on this info as he is a boyfriend of my wife's friend, so most info i got has gone through two or three people by the time it gets to me. But i am positive that he could not comlete a few tasks and was let go a day before his probation was over. He now works for a smaller agency in Maine.

Posted by: mikehammer

Thanks for the info ....

Dep. Fife - Is there any reason why you chose not to take the job ??? Was it the pay ???
Thanks for finding the link, that answered most of my questions ..

Posted by: pablo

that contract is awful

Posted by: pablo

Portland has alo been sued numerous times over use of force issues some they have one,but a couple they lost. That is one of the reasons they get so much training.

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