Status of hiring

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I am interested in HCSO. Will they sponsor non-certified at the academy? Do they pay while trainees are at the academy? What are the shifts like? What hours? Do deputies rotate shifts monthly? Is there a lot of micro-managing going on or does the brass leave you alone as long as you do your job? I am interested in the good, the bad, and the ugly. Thanks for the info

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I am interested in HCSO. Will they sponsor non-certified at the academy? Do they pay while trainees are at the academy? What are the shifts like? What hours? Do deputies rotate shifts monthly? Is there a lot of micro-managing going on or does the brass leave you alone as long as you do your job? I am interested in the good, the bad, and the ugly. Thanks for the info

Yes.
Yes, if you're being sponsored.
12 hours.
5-5 or 6-6
Every 28 days
Depends on the supervisor, but overall, yes.

Crawford is making some decent changes, but there's still a lot of work to be done. Wauchula is an excellent agency, but they're full. Bowling Green doesn't make any money and they're also full.

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HCSO: I agree with the above poster. The agency is currently in transition. It will take Crawford awhile to undo all the crap from Lanier/Davis.

WPD: Pretty good for the most part. Good chief, good pay for a tiny agency. They are a much better agency than they were 10 years ago. Their equipment is top notch. They have a couple knuckleheads in certain positions like everywhere.

BGPD: If you think WPD is small they are even smaller. 7-8 officers total. Like the above poster said the pay sucks. Their city is even smaller than Wauchula. Some of their officers (Below Sergeant) leave a lot to be desired.

You are better off going to a larger county to start off (Polk, Manatee, Hillsborough) Much better pay, better benefits, more room to move up or transfer, ect. Hardee County is small, poor county. Nepotism and disgusting politics run rampant in the county (Not any of the LEO agencies fault).

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WPD: Pretty good for the most part. Good chief, good pay for a tiny agency. They are a much better agency than they were 10 years ago. Their equipment is top notch. They have a couple knuckleheads in certain positions like everywhere.



Admin or patrol? Or both LMAO

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Admin or patrol? Or both LMAO

Patro and admin. I ^
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Patro and admin. I ^
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We must be doing something right! There's a reason me and other officers are constantly being approached by deputies asking about openings at WPD!

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We must be doing something right! There's a reason me and other officers are constantly being approached by deputies asking about openings at WPD!

Well real cops left years ago. Now criminals and sex offenders go to the academy. What better place for a pedo to work than pedo central. Dumb beat’n population. Corruption to the core. Kiss the right butt and do what you want. Best criminal enterprise in FL. ... well... I guess with food in the commie crosshairs and so many scores to settle... might get a little hairy this summer. :)


CURIOUS HOW REAL INFORMATION GETS DELETED SO QUICKLY. who runs this forum? Ring ring goes the bell. Take away the clapper and the jester gets a sledge hammer. Direct mailings come next. Then paid protests.

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Stay away. The whole county is dirty and just dark. Everybody is toxic and backstabbing and for years now about every month it seems this one or that one is coming at you for payback just because your patch says Hardee. The SO was as bad as you can get under the last 2 sheriffs and the closets are bursting with skeletons. Now all the shakeups have malcontent deputies talking. I’m afraid having Hardee on you resume will be a career ender. Also afraid FDLE or FBI is going to,come shut The Who place down soon.

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Stay away. The whole county is dirty and just dark. Everybody is toxic and backstabbing and for years now about every month it seems this one or that one is coming at you for payback just because your patch says Hardee. The SO was as bad as you can get under the last 2 sheriffs and the closets are bursting with skeletons. Now all the shakeups have malcontent deputies talking. I’m afraid having Hardee on you resume will be a career ender. Also afraid FDLE or FBI is going to,come shut The Who place down soon.

talk about dark and malcontent maybe you were looking in a mirror when you typed that?? polk sarasota manatee highlands desoto etc etc etc have all hired hardee deputies, you ended your own career dont blame hcso... but the fact so many deputies have left does speak volumes and this new admin aint helping things

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[Quote]and this new admin aint helping things[\Quote]

What? I think they are doing rather well. Not nearly as much hostility around the office. Better atmosphere to.

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...does speak volumes and this new admin aint helping things

Typical SO. We just see it here more prominently because we're smaller and it's much more noticeable. The same crap happens in Hillsborough, Manatee, Dade, Broward, Etc.

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The Hardee County Sheriff's Office has become an extremely toxic environment. Deputies are leaving and or trying to leave at an alarming rate due to the inexperience of the administration and unreasonable demands placed on the staff. The Sheriff has been retired from law enforcement for over 8 years, and the Captain is as incompetent as they come. She failed at every law enforcement position she held and was shuffled around for years until she ended up as a secretary. Now she is in charge of all of law enforcement for the county, her only qualification is being the Sheriff's wife's best friend. If a few key people leave as I think they are planning to, the rest of the place will crumble. I had high hopes for this new administration, but they are an utter failure at this point. They have completely misused the skill sets some of the staff has and have made decisions that are very detrimental to the county.

I hope they are able to hire good, experienced officers because Hardee County needs good officers, but the administration needs to realize they need to take care of their people first so they can serve Hardee County better.

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The Hardee County Sheriff's Office has become an extremely toxic environment. Deputies are leaving and or trying to leave at an alarming rate due to the inexperience of the administration and unreasonable demands placed on the staff.

It’s been toxic for as long as I can remember. Scandal after scandalUnfortunately patrol always gets the doo doo end of the stick. They work their rear ends off and have to deal with all the BS that comes along with it. The job is hard enough and instability with the administration makes it even worse. The SO could take lessons from the city. You don’t see this nonsense from WPD.


and the Captain is as incompetent as they come. She failed at every law enforcement position she held and was shuffled around for years until she ended up as a secretary. Now she is in charge of all of law enforcement for the county, her only qualification is being the Sheriff's wife's best friend.

I about died whenever I heard her promotion and so did a ton of others. From the previous Sheriff’s secretary to Captain? I need another shot of vodka. I have no problem personally with her but she is clearly not qualified to be Captain.

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The Hardee County Sheriff's Office has become an extremely toxic environment. Deputies are leaving and or trying to leave at an alarming rate due to the inexperience of the administration and unreasonable demands placed on the staff. The Sheriff has been retired from law enforcement for over 8 years, and the Captain is as incompetent as they come. She failed at every law enforcement position she held and was shuffled around for years until she ended up as a secretary. Now she is in charge of all of law enforcement for the county, her only qualification is being the Sheriff's wife's best friend. If a few key people leave as I think they are planning to, the rest of the place will crumble. I had high hopes for this new administration, but they are an utter failure at this point. They have completely misused the skill sets some of the staff has and have made decisions that are very detrimental to the county.

I hope they are able to hire good, experienced officers because Hardee County needs good officers, but the administration needs to realize they need to take care of their people first so they can serve Hardee County better.

WOW what is it 3 or 4 more resignations rolling in this week??? people getting snapped up by other agencies who see their human value. many more weighing their options. resignations of perfectly decent hard working people in the jail, in civilian, in admin, in investigations in patrol what to make of this?

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WOW what is it 3 or 4 more resignations rolling in this week??? people getting snapped up by other agencies who see their human value. many more weighing their options. resignations of perfectly decent hard working people in the jail, in civilian, in admin, in investigations in patrol what to make of this?

Who's leaving now???

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2 more gone today! 2 more getting ready to put in their notice. I truly feel horrible for the citizens of Hardee county. They deserve so much better than Vent Crawford. He has utterly destroyed the sheriffs office and all morale.

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2 more gone today! 2 more getting ready to put in their notice. I truly feel horrible for the citizens of Hardee county. They deserve so much better than Vent Crawford. He has utterly destroyed the sheriffs office and all morale.

The county was so fortunate to have such a professional and caring Sheriff as Arnold Lanier. I hope he is enjoying his well deserved retirement but I know this garbage sitting in his office has got to be killing him.

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They deserve so much better than Vent Crawford. He has utterly destroyed the sheriffs office and all morale.

I agree with deserving better than what they currently have. I’m very disappointed in the current Sheriff. I thought he was much better than this.

I disagree on him destroying the SO and all morale. The SO and morale was completely destroyed by the previous incompetent administration. Some even say it was destroyed by the administration before that but I can’t comment on them. I have only been in the county since 2008.

Eason was easily the best candidate. Unfortunately he’s not a good ole boy and never had a fair chance in this county.

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I agree with deserving better than what they currently have. I’m very disappointed in the current Sheriff. I thought he was much better than this.

I disagree on him destroying the SO and all morale. The SO and morale was completely destroyed by the previous incompetent administration. Some even say it was destroyed by the administration before that but I can’t comment on them. I have only been in the county since 2008.

Eason was easily the best candidate. Unfortunately he’s not a good ole boy and never had a fair chance in this county.

Crawford came in with his BS about making changes, turning the department around, etc, and he failed miserably. He lifted everyone's spirits and made them think that real change was coming, only to let them down monumentally when he started the same old behavior as the past administration. That, in my opinion, was the final nail in the coffin for the departments morale. How they treated MT was an absolute travesty, and I would say this to any of the younger deputies: if they can treat MT that way, a man who gave 20+ years of his life to the SO, honorably, who never got involved in the BS and who remained neutral as much as possible, think about what they can (and will eventually) do to YOU. The agency is sinking fast. They need bodies and that's all you are to them - a warm body to fill a patrol car. They will screw you over first opportunity they got. Bail. Take whatever you've got in FRS and find a real agency to go work for. One where you're valued and they treat/pay you what you're worth. Stay safe.

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Crawford came in with his BS about making changes, turning the department around, etc, and he failed miserably. He lifted everyone's spirits and made them think that real change was coming, only to let them down monumentally when he started the same old behavior as the past administration. That, in my opinion, was the final nail in the coffin for the departments morale. How they treated MT was an absolute travesty, and I would say this to any of the younger deputies: if they can treat MT that way, a man who gave 20+ years of his life to the SO, honorably, who never got involved in the BS and who remained neutral as much as possible, think about what they can (and will eventually) do to YOU. The agency is sinking fast. They need bodies and that's all you are to them - a warm body to fill a patrol car. They will screw you over first opportunity they got. Bail. Take whatever you've got in FRS and find a real agency to go work for. One where you're valued and they treat/pay you what you're worth. Stay safe.

Go on and get a life Andrew. Your scare tactics didn’t work at the SO and they won’t work on here either. Nice try. Maybe change some of your vocabulary and your posts won’t be as recognizable.

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Go on and get a life Andrew. Your scare tactics didn’t work at the SO and they won’t work on here either. Nice try. Maybe change some of your vocabulary and your posts won’t be as recognizable.

Nope, not McG! But the fact that you think proper grammar and spelling is "recognizable" is hilarious and speaks volumes about the S.O.

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I am not a coward that would hide behind an anonymous name if I am going to post something my name will be attached to it. Thank you Andrew McGuckin

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I am not a coward that would hide behind an anonymous name if I am going to post something my name will be attached to it. Thank you Andrew McGuckin

Only reason I saw this is because someone told me I’m being dragged into this crap. I have better things to do with my life than to worry about vent Crawford. The people at that office that appreciated me let me know quite often, and that’s enough for me. If you really want to know what I think, call me. Same number I’ve had for 20 years. - Andrew McGuckin

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How have things been going at the sheriff's office? Are they getting better now that the new sheriff has been there? I am looking into local agencies to apply to. How many openings do you all have?