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Police Lateral Hiring

OPD will be accepting accepting applications for the position of police officer (lateral hire) starting December 31, 2018.

Begin the Application Process Here
OPD is now hiring for the position of OPD Officer (lateral hire). Apply now for an OPD Lateral Officer Position
Contact OPD Recruiting and Backgrounds
Contact us via the email link to find out more about the lateral application and background process.
Register for the WSTB physical agility test
The South Bay Regional Public Safety Training Consortium conducts the WSTB physical agility test.

All lateral hires will need to take the Work Sample Test Battery (WSTB) Physical Agility Test at the South Bay Regional Public Safety Training Consortium (The Academy). Applicants can register for the WSTB here.

The next four testing dates are (all at 12:30p):

* January 12
* January 22
* February 2
* February 6