You can get your application for the March 15th written test at many of the participating police departments, or simply download it.

The agencies participating in the written test are:

• Abington
• Bryn Athn
• Cheltenham
• East Norriton
• Hatboro
• Hatfield
• Limerick
• Lower Moreland
• Lower Providence
• Norristown
• Towamencin
• Upper Dublin
• Upper Moreland

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED OR POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN 4:00 P.M., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2007.

At Abington P.D., we seek to provide plenty of training opportunities for our officers.

This not only helps our officers stay safe and be more effective, it also increases their level of professionalism. The Township Commissioners support this effort by providing significant budgetary support for police training.

We are fortunate to have our own training facility, the Public Safety Training Center, which we share with Abington’s fire companies. The photo at left shows a training course taking place at the facility.

All personnel attend two in-service days per year at the Training Center, including hands-on exercises. In addition, officers receive a variety of on and offsite training throughout the year.

Abington P.D. officers qualify with their firearms four times per year, including a night-fire exercise.

For information on the details of the upcoming police test, you can listen to a recorded message at:

267-536-1046

We’ve added a link on the upper right sidebar to help you stay up-to-date on our upcoming police test process.

When you sign up, you’ll receive the news from APD’s Recruiting Blog via e-mail.

Naturally, your e-mail address is secure with us.

If you are interested in joining a police department that is a technology leader, consider applying to Abington P.D.

Our officers have access to some of the most modern law enforcement technology available, including:

• broadband wireless PC’s in police cars
• Tasers
• crime-mapping software
• new, state-of-the-art 911 communications center
• brand-new Cody CAD/RMS/Mobile software
• digital in-car cameras
• digital fingerprinting
• digital crime scene photography
• fully-equipped crime scene vehicle
• new patrol rifle program

A few years back APD and the Montgomery County Black Law Enforcement Officers Association cooperated on the making of a recruitment video.

It’s a bit dated now (you can tell from the old-style computer seen in one of the patrol cars), but the information - and the need for minority police applicants - is as valid as ever.

We’ve uploaded it to Google Video so you can check it out.

Here is Abington P.D.’s 2008 salary scale for Police Officers:

Starting Salary: $51,362 
After 12 Months: $54,926
After 24 Months: $58,733 
After 36 Months: $62,807
After 48 Months: $67,163 
After 60 Months: $71,816

Also, officers working overnight shifts receive an additional 3% in shift differential. Speaking of shifts, Abington’s Patrol Division personnel work 12-hour shifts and get a three-day weekend off every other week!

The way the schedule is designed, officers work two weeks on the 7:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M. shift and then switch to the 7:00 P.M. to 7:00 A.M. shift for two weeks.

Benefits include:

• Health Care
• Dental Care
• Prescription Plan
• Vision Care
• Life Insurance  
• Pension
• Tax-deferred retirement savings plan (457 plan)
• DROP plan
• Paid Holidays & Vacation
• Tuition reimbursement
• Bonus for college degrees
• Uniforms & equipment provide
• Uniform maintenance allowance
• Frequent training opportunities

Any questions? Post them as a comment below…
    

Here’s the deal:

Our recruitment blog was very successful in 2007. We had an impressive number of high quality applicants.

So we’ll be running the blog again to keep potential new recruits up to date on our next police test.

Watch this space. Better yet, bookmark it!

Welcome to the official source for Abington Township Police Department recruiting info.

Abington P.D. will participate in a written police exam with more than a dozen other Montgomery County police agences on Saturday, March 15. The test announcement and application is available on our web site.

You may ask questions about the testing process by leaving a comment below. Check back here for the answer.

This is a great opportunity to take one test and make it count for multiple departments. Don’t miss out!

APD is just a few miles north of Philadelphia in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Our Police Station is located at:

1166 Old York Road
Abington, PA 19001

 ….however, please note that the written police test will be administered at Montgomery County Community College, not at APD.