Police Department

Auxiliary Police Unit

Auxiliary Police Unit
304 Albemarle Drive
Chesapeake, VA 23322

Auxiliary Officers are unpaid volunteers. Officers aid and assist the paid officers as a subordinate during their volunteer time and will follow orders and directions of the paid officer. Auxiliary Officers may be requested for special assignments covering special events. Any requests for special assignments of the Auxiliary Police will come through the Commander of the Uniform Patrol Section. Such events include: football games, parades, carnivals, school bazaars, city auctions, craft shows, city-sponsored events and other requests for security. Auxiliary Officers must work a minimum of 24 shift assignments of volunteer service per year.

Volunteer and Join The Team!

Eligibility Requirements

Must be a United States citizen.
Must be 21 years of age upon graduation from the academy.
Must have a high school diploma or GED certificate.
Must possess a valid driver's License.
Must have no felony convictions or any convictions involving acts of domestic violence, dishonesty, deceit, or immorality.

Automatic Disqualifiers

The background investigation shall contain an inquiry into the following factors, among others. The discovery of any one of these factors at any time during the application process shall automatically disqualify a candidate from continuing:

Suspensions or revocations within the past 24 months.
Conviction of DUI (alcohol or drugs) within the past 36 months.
Conviction of reckless driving within the past 36 months.
Conviction of speeding 20 miles per hour or more within the past 12 months.
Three or more convictions involving any moving violation within the last 12 months.
Conviction of possession, manufacturing, and/or distribution of illegal drugs.
Use of Cocaine, LSD, PCP, or any type of hallucinogenic drug within the last five (5) years and/or use of Marijuana within the last three (3) years.
Any discharge other than "Honorable" from any military service.
Untruthfulness or the withholding of pertinent information on any application, interview or paperwork associated with the application process.
Cheating on any examination or testing associated with the position.

Training Requirements

All Auxiliary Officers must complete the Basic Auxiliary Academy, which consists of Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday night classes from 6:00 to 10:00 PM, plus approximately 10 Saturdays. There will be approximately 500 hours of training time to complete the Basic Auxiliary Academy.

Entrance Testing Information

Written Exam

Auxiliary candidates follow the same testing schedule as paid candidates. Refer to the City's web site for testing announcements.

Agility Test

Immediately following your successful completion of the written exam you will be administered a physical agility test. This test is an un-timed obstacle course consisting of the following tasks:

While in a sitting position you will be given a suspect's description. At the word "go" you will:

Run 25 yards
Jump over a 3 ft. simulated ditch
Run 25 yards
Climb over a 5 ft. high obstacle (wall)
Run 10 yards
Crawl under an obstacle 24 inches high and 10 feet long
Run 25 yards
Climb up and down a standard step for 12 repetitions
Run 15 yards
Crawl through a window
Run 10 yards
Identify the suspect (figure) from previous description
Run 15 yards
Drag a 150 lb. dummy 5 yards
Run 20 yards
Place the barrel of an unloaded firearm through a 6-inch diameter hole and fire the weapon one time strong handed and one-time weak handed.

After your successful completion of both the written exam and agility test, you will be given an information packet containing important police department information as well as a Chesapeake Police Personal History Statement. This will be a much more in depth application, which will need to be completed and turned in by the deadline given in your packet.

How Do You Join?

Call the Chesapeake Police Department at (757) 382-6505 and an Auxiliary Police Supervisor will contact you and provide all the details.

Why join now? Because we need you!

Auxiliary Captain F. W. Johnson is the point of contact for the Auxiliary Police Unit. He can be emailed at fjohnson@cityofchesapeake.net.

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