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Entry Police Officer

Police Officer Trainee applicants will complete an application upon their arrival at the written examination. Please see the Time, Dates and Location for testing information. Please call the Oakland Police Recruiting Unit at 510-238-3339 or 888-OPD-JOBS for additional information.

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Lateral Entry Officer

Lateral Entry Officer applicants must submit the City’s official applications and send it to the OPD Recruiting Unit. You can obtain the application in person at:

Oakland Police Recruiting
Unit 250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Suite D
Oakland, CA 94612

OR

To retrieve the job posting and employment application, please visit the following links:

Lateral Entry Job Announcement:

http://www.oaklandnet.com/government/jobs/ PoliceOfficerLateralAnn07_Cont.html

Employment Application:

http://www.oaklandnet.com/government/ fwawebsite/personnel/PDF/cityapp-printable.pdf

Other Law Enforcement Careers

For other law enforcement careers, you must submit the City’s official application and send it to the OPD Recruiting Unit. You can obtain the application in person at:

Oakland Police Recruiting
Unit 250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Suite D
Oakland, CA 94612

For more information please visit the city of Oakland website at www.oaklandnet.com

PLEASE NOTE: NO APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED VIA EMAIL.

The City of Oakland is an EEO/AA/ADA Employer.

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for emergencies!

OPD Recruiting Unit
250 Frank Ogawa, Ste. D
Oakland, Ca 94612

The operation hours are
from Monday - Friday, 8:00 am
to 4:50 pm.

(510) 238-3339 or
(888) OPD-JOBS
 
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