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SAPD Recruitment

Police Officer Recruit

Full-time
Police Recruits are non-sworn (civilian) employees who attend a police academy to prepare for a career in law enforcement.

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Police Officer Lateral Transfer

Full-time
Trained and experienced police professionals who can assume the full range of policing duties after a brief orientation.

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Police Officer Academy Graduate

Full-time
Following a Field Training Officer Program, graduates assume the full range of professional law enforcement duties.

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Police Cadet

Part-time
This program is designed to be a constructive gateway to a career in law enforcement and designed for applicants who are between the ages of 18-25.

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Correctional Officer

Full-time
Under general supervision, performs functions related to the incarceration and care of inmates during a shift.

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Police Services Dispatcher

Full-time
Under general supervision on an assigned shift, receives calls for service and dispatches appropriate personnel and equipment utilizing computer aided dispatch, telephone and/or radio communications equipment.

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Santa Ana Police Chief Robert Rodriguez, left, is congratulated by Santa Ana Police officer Corporal Anthony Pacheco, after a ceremony at Russell Elementary Language Academy in Santa Ana Calif., where Rodriguez was formally sworn in as Santa Ana Police Chief Monday December 17, 2024. Photo by Stephen Carr

Becoming Chief, Rodriguez’s Santa Ana story goes full circle

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By Greg Mellen on News & Features

His is an American story. More important, it’s particular to Santa Ana. So, when the time came to announce Robert Rodriguez for the first time officially as the 22nd Chief of Police for Santa Ana, new City Manager Alvaro Nuñez came up with a unique suggestion for a venue. Rather than the stuffed and stuffy confines of City Hall or one of the city’s lavish event spaces, Nuñez suggested returning to Rodriguez’s roots. On Monday, Dec. 17, Rodriguez went home again to the blacktop of one of his grade schools, Russell Elementary Language Academy, to be announced as the new…

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