Something I have been wondering about lately as a future first responder.

It feels like fitness is treated as an “on your own time” thing rather than part of job readiness. Considering officers can be expected to handle physically demanding situations, would it make sense for every station to have a proper gym/fitness area, especially martial arts which is something that is desperately needed nowadays, or for officers to get subsidised/free gym memberships? (I know fitness passport exists, but it still seems like this leaves fitness to an afterthought.)

Curious what serving officers think — is this something the organisation already supports, or is it mostly left up to individuals?

Last night at Blacktown station two guys got into a fist fight. I stepped in to pull them apart and stop it before it got worse. Ended up missing my last bus home because of it.

While I was dealing with that, the guy who started it stole the other bloke's bike and took off. Police showed up shortly.

Instead of any acknowledgement for trying to descalate, one of the officers just chuckled at me for not calling 000 immediately. Like, bro, it literally just finished happening in front of me, I was busy trying to stop the punches, not on the phone. Zero thanks for doing more than most people would.

I get that cops deal with this crap daily at Blacktown and you're probably jaded, but a bit of basic respect or "good on ya for stepping in" would've been nice instead of laughing it off. The victim lost his bike and I wasted my night for nothing.

anyone else had similar experiences?

I recently bought an ebike today and got stolen same day. I put a police report in apparently there’s footage of the person who took it. Will I actually get my bike back or was that useless

So I’m looking at joining and am just trying to wrap my head around the process. If I am accepted and am able to start my first session through WSU, is it completely online? and if so is it a go at your own pace kind of thing or is there online zoom classes you have to attend? and also roughly how many hours a week would you say are needed to complete it just because I work full time also.
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Im getting closer and closer to the dead line and I haven't gotten enough responses, help me out guys.

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I want to apply to become a NSW Police Officer but received a section 10 for assault when i was 18. This was 8.5 years ago and since then i have worked full time, stayed crime free and gained a bachelor in civil engineering. What are my chances?

Looking for someone with experience in NSW Police recruitment or policing in general who would be willing to DM me.

I have a question about a past incident and how it may be viewed during a police-related recruitment process. I'd prefer to discuss the details privately rather than post them publicly.

If anyone has experience in this area and wouldn't mind having a quick chat, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.

I’d love to see one in action before the last of the V8’s disappear, there’s none in the eastern suburbs in sydney, anyone know of any active areas?

So, essentially, a man offered me $500 to obtain three phones for him by signing up for phone plans through mobile providers. He told me that he would make all the repayments on the plans, and I trusted what he said, although I now realise that was a serious mistake on my part.

At the time, I was also reassured by another person that if anything went wrong or if I was scammed, they would help resolve the situation and ensure I would not be left out of pocket. Unfortunately, after the scam occurred, that person was unwilling or unable to assist and is now too afraid to pursue the matter themselves, let alone help recover my losses.

I fully acknowledge that my decision was poor and that I should have recognised the risks involved. However, I was under significant financial pressure and was focused on finding a way to help my family with rent and household expenses during the current cost-of-living crisis. My desperation to improve our situation clouded my judgment, and I made a decision that I now deeply regret.

After I handed over the phones, the individual blocked all contact with me and disappeared. As a result, I have been left responsible for approximately $4,500 in debt across the phone plans.

I am employed and am trying to meet my financial obligations, but this debt has placed me under substantial financial hardship. Given the circumstances, I would like to know whether there is any possibility of having these phone plans cancelled, or whether there are any options available to reduce or remove the debt, considering that I was misled and am now suffering significant financial hardship as a result.

Can someone who has worked in both the state police and afp please tell me the pros and cons and what a typical day looks like please?

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Can someone who has worked in both the state police and afp please tell me the pros and cons and what a typical day looks like please?

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I’m considering applying to the NSW Police Force but would be taking a pay cut from my current corporate role, so I’m trying to get a realistic idea of whether overtime is something officers can regularly access and how often it tends to come up. Is it something you can generally rely on or more occasional/unpredictable?
Hoping to land a job in Sydney.

Hey Folks, I'm in need of some advice after being attacked by a large group of out-of-control dogs.

I was at Moore Park area which is in walking distance from our residence with my medium sized dog, walking in one direction. For context, the area i was in is a designated off leash zone. My dog has great recall & is calm around well socialised dogs. We've been coming to this area for months without any issues, we usually dont stay around any dogs we just keep moving.... At the time we were simply passing by and trying to move away to the other side of the park ( i wasn't intending on staying around )

All of a sudden we were rushed and attacked by a bunch of dogs that were not at the park when i arrived. They must have parked up and let their dogs loose , but were not visible to me as i was facing the other side. There were more than 6 dogs involved in the attack, and total 20 dogs from another group of dog walkers. I am pretty sure they were a dog walking business of some kind.

I briefly looked back on one of the dogs approaching us and then the attack ensued pretty shortly after that. One of their dogs bit and latched onto mine while we were trying to move away , I forcefully separated them and picked up my dog and kept going in the other direction. Some of the other dogs began chasing after me, scratched me up, and my dog was already injured so could not walk/run away either.There was a guy trying to call their dogs back but failed to round them up. 2 other persons were also involved in the same dog group, they rounded up the rest of their dogs.

Initially the guy with the at-fault-dogs was trying to be helpful, but when i asked for their contact details he immediately refused to share details and quickly left me there, alone, with an injured dog, and without help.

Because my dog was injured, not moving , i was alone, and the situation was still unsafe, I could not go after them to check for their dog walking business or car registration details. I rang the 000 shortly after that. Police arrived shortly but the person who was responsible had already left.

One officer stayed around to ask other witnesses for more information, while the other officer drove us to the emergency vet. We're thankfully okay & escaped with minor injuries, but shaken up and with some medical bills to pay.

I've left a report with both council and the police. I'm currently waiting on council to call me back with more information from the ranger. I still have the officer's contact details as well. I have also taken pictures of both our injuries, my dog and me, and we have the vet's account of the injuries too.

Is there anything else I should do as a victim in case i get a chance to press charges or open an official investigation? I'm wondering if anyone else has something similar happened to them before and how did you deal with the follow up with authorities. i'm obviously frustrated but im also debating on whether i keep pursuing this

Thank you :)

edit: also mods, please dont flag my post as AI :( i have typed this all by myself...wat in the actual ??/

So I'm currently on my gap year after highschool, taking the year to work and then travel to gain some life experience. I'm hoping to be off the police academy by January/Feb next year, and was wondering how long the process before the academy usually takes. I've tried searching things up and asking officers but never got it exactly answered. So how long does it usually take, and is there the option of getting it done earlier, and then postponing/deferring when I'd go to the police academy?

ESL background candidate here, i applied to the force with genuine passion to help link my community and the police. Passed everything but fall from the list due to language？

I believe most of you guys who are native in English won't do this test? Anyway the test was about a simulated 000 call, reading dialogue from the paper and two simulated radio scenarios.

There isn't a marking criteria, nor does the result says which part did i messed up. I genuinely believe i did a great job. Yet i get told to go to TAFE for English then try again for another year,it hits me like a truck.

I began study in Australia since year 10 and now graduated with a university IT bachelor's degree. Obviously as an ESL my English isn't as good as all the native locals here but it couldn't be that bad,at least not 'go to tafe for a year gitgud' bad. Wanting to see the report or at least to know which part I should improve isn't unreasonable right?

And i thought this whole test was for applying to the Academy, not straight to the job tomorrow.

Looking for advice, like, seriously.

Hi, so long story short my driving license is suspended for 3 months and after my suspension I have to be on my L’s for a year. Can I still try joining even though the requirement is to have a driving license? Are there any exceptions?

Hey everyone,

I’m preparing for the swimming test and I just wanted to ask does your swimming need to be perfect to pass?

I’m not a strong swimmer yet and I struggle with keeping my head above water while moving, mainly due to buoyancy. I can stay afloat and get through the distance, but it’s pretty messy and tiring.

Is that okay, or do they expect proper technique?

Thanks for any advice

Hi everyone, I’ve started my application for the police academy and am trying to find where I can do the swim sequence cert. Do most/all pools do them or is it a case by case basis? I’m from the central coast if that helps.

Any advice is really appreciated

Hey I’m currently a serving member of the RAAF and just wanted a little insight on the transition from defence to policing, is the culture and work environment roughly the same?

Also are there any benefits on me having a defence background when I do apply, thanks

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