HERE - Sun Lakes Sheriff`s Posse

SUN LAKES SHERIFF’S POSSE
COME JOIN OUR TEAM!!
“THE BEST WAY TO FIND YOURSELF IS TO LOSE YOURSELF IN THE SERVICE OF OTHERS”
- GANDHI
WHERE WE ARE LOCATED
SUN LAKES SHERIFF’S POSSE
9531 E RIGGS ROAD
SUN LAKES, AZ 85248
(SOUTHEAST CORNER OF PIMA & RIGGS RD.)
SERVICE & DEDICATION
• THE SHERIFF’S POSSE IS AN “ALL
VOLUNTEER” LAW ENFORCEMENT
ORGANIZATION.
• POSSE MEMBERS
• THE POSSE IS MADE UP OF MEN & WOMEN
SUPPORT
ARE PROVIDED
SPECIALIZED LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTERED
TRAINING TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO BOTH
MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
AND THE CITIZENS OF MARICOPA COUNTY.
THE
FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE AND BRING
UNIQUE SKILL SETS TO SUPPORT THE
SHERIFF’S OFFICE & THEIR COMMUNITY.
• DEDICATED TO SERVICE, POSSE
VOLUNTEERS CAN BE FOUND ON-DUTY
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COUNTY AT ALL
HOURS OF THE DAY AND NIGHT.
THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
• VISIT THE SUN LAKES SHERIFF’S POSSE TO
SPEAK WITH A MEMBER AND OBTAIN A
POSSE APPLICATION TO TAKE
WITH YOU TO THE MONTHLY POSSE
RECRUITING MEETING.
COPY OF THE
• BE SURE TO FILL OUT THE APPLICATION
COMPLETELY AND HAVE IT NOTARIZED.
• ATTEND THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE MONTHLY
POSSE RECRUITMENT MEETING ON THE 3RD
WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 6:30 PM
AT THE SHERIFF’S TRAINING CENTER:
• 2627 S 35TH AVE, PHOENIX, AZ
85009
THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
• WHEN
YOUR INITIAL BACKGROUND IS
COMPLETE, YOU WILL BE CONTACTED BY
THE SHERIFF’S
OFFICE TO SUBMIT
FINGERPRINTS AND HAVE YOUR PICTURE
TAKEN.
• AFTER YOUR ENTIRE BACKGROUND IS
COMPLETED, YOU WILL BE PROVIDED WITH
A “T” NUMBER AND PROVIDED A LIST OF
REQUIRED TRAINING YOU MUST COMPLETE.
REQUIRED TRAINING
• YOU WILL NEED TO COMPLETE MULTIPLE SHORT
ON-LINE TRAININGS VIA THE MARICOPA
COUNTY SHERIFF’S E-LEARNING AND E-POLICY
SITES.
• YOU WILL NEED TO COMPLETE A “POSSE
FUNDAMENTALS” COURSE WHICH IS AN 8 HOUR
IN-PERSON COURSE WITH A REQUIRED TEST.
• YOU MUST ALSO COMPLETE A 20 HOUR INPERSON COURSE ON THE 4TH AND 14TH
AMENDMENTS WHICH ALSO HAVE A REQUIRED
TEST.
GETTING YOUR “P” NUMBER
• UPON COMPLETION OF ALL “REQUIRED”
TRAINING, AND SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF
THE BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION, YOU WILL BE
CONTACTED BY THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND
GIVEN A “P” NUMBER. THIS MEANS YOU ARE
OFFICIALLY A POSSE MEMBER.
• YOUR POSSE TRAINING OFFICER WILL CONTACT
YOU TO BEGIN SCHEDULING AN ADDITIONAL
TRAINING YOU WILL NEED TO MEET YOUR
DESIRED TRAINING LEVEL AND GOALS.
AVAILABLE TRAINING
• CPR / AED / FIRST AID
• TRAFFIC CONTROL
• BOOKING & PRISONER TRANSPORT
• DEFENSIVE TACTICS
• MECHANICAL RESTRAINTS (HANDCUFFS)
• OC SPRAY
• TASER
• EXPANDABLE BATON
• BUILDING CLEARING
• PATROL ASSISTANCE
• WEAPON RETENTION
• USE OF FORCE
• FIREARMS TRAINING & RIFLE SKILLS
• POLICE RADIO USAGE
TYPES OF POSSE ACTIVITIES
• UNIFORMED SUPPORT IN PATROL DISTRICTS AND
COMMUNITY PATROLS
• PRESENTATIONS AT COMMUNITY CRIME
PREVENTION MEETINGS
• WARRANT AND DEADBEAT PARENT DETAILS
• EXPLORER PROGRAM ASSOCIATE ADVISOR
TYPES OF POSSE ACTIVITIES
• ASSISTING AT TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS & DIRECTING
TRAFFIC
• SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORTS
• LAKE PATROL ASSISTANCE
• CRIME SCENE SECURITY
GENERAL INFORMATION
• ONCE ACTIVE IN THE POSSE, MEMBERS ARE FREE TO EXPLORE A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES
AND OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE WHILE ASSIGNED TO
YOUR SPECIFIC POSSE GROUP.
• SOME OPPORTUNITIES REQUEST SPECIAL PERMISSION OR ACCEPTANCE INTO A SPECIFIC DETAIL
OR DIVISION BY DEPUTIES OR COMMAND STAFF WITHIN A SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENT.
• IN ADDITION TO PATROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
SUPPORT RELATED ACTIVITIES, THERE ARE
PLENTY OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND BEHIND THE SCENES, NON-UNIFORMED, SUPPORT ROLES FOR
VOLUNTEERS AT ALL SKILL LEVELS.
SUN LAKES POSSE
SPECIFIC INFORMATION
• THE SUN LAKES POSSE MEETS ON THE 2ND TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 6:30 PM AT OUR
POSSE OFFICE BUILDING: 9531 E RIGGS RD, SUN LAKES, AZ 85248.
• OUR MEETINGS ARE MANDATORY FOR MEMBERS AND TYPICALLY RUN BETWEEN 1 AND 2
HOURS. MEMBERS CAN BE EXCUSED FROM MONTHLY MEETINGS FOR CAUSE AS LONG AS THEY
COMMUNICATE THEIR ABSENCE TO A BOARD MEMBER.
• WE REQUIRE EACH MEMBER TO COMPLETE
PATROL OR SUN LAKES SPECIFIC ACTIVITY.
AT LEAST
10 HOURS OF SUN LAKES COMMUNITY
SUN LAKES POSSE
SPECIFIC INFORMATION
• WE
DO
NOT HAVE MONTHLY
• WE
DO
NOT CHARGE FOR YOUR BREAST BADGE.
DUES LIKE MOST
POSSE GROUPS.
• WE DO ASSIST IN SUBSIDIZING AS MUCH OF THE COST FOR BODY ARMOR, AMMUNITION, AND
BOTH UNIFORMS AND UNIFORM DUTY GEAR SUCH AS BELTS, HOLSTERS, ETC. THIS CAN RESULT
IN A SAVINGS FOR OUR MEMBERS THAT CAN RANGE FROM A FEW DOLLARS TO SEVERAL
HUNDRED DOLLARS
• WE DO HAVE RECHARGEABLE LAW ENFORCEMENT
MEMBERS.
QUALITY FLASHLIGHTS FOR USE BY OUR
• WE DO HAVE LAPTOPS WITH VERIZON WIRELESS WI-FI HOTSPOTS
WHILE ON DUTY.
FOR USE BY OUR MEMBERS
SUN LAKES POSSE
SPECIFIC INFORMATION
• WE
HAVE
3 FULLY-MARKED SHERIFF’S PATROL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MCSO PATROL
RADIOS, SEARCH & RESCUE RADIOS, GPS UNITS, ROAD FLARES, DIGITAL WARNING DEVICES,
FLASHLIGHTS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL WANDS, TRAFFIC CONTROL VESTS, TRAFFIC CONES,
BATTERY JUMP PACKS, MCSO FORMS, A DIGITAL CAMERA, AND MUCH MORE ALL DESIGNED
TO ENSURE OUR MEMBERS ARE FULLY-EQUIPPED AND PREPARED EACH TIME THEY ARE ON DUTY.
• WE
HAVE MULTIPLE PORTABLE PATROL RADIOS AND MULTIPLE TASER
• WE
KEEP A FRIDGE FULL OF BOTTLED WATER AND HAVE MULTIPLE SMALL ICE CHESTS THAT
ELECTRONIC WEAPONS FOR USE BY OUR MEMBERS WHILE ON-DUTY.
X2 CONDUCTED
ALLOW OUR MEMBERS TO TAKE COLD WATER ON PATROL FOR BOTH THEIR CONSUMPTION AND
FOR THE PUBLIC WHEN THEY ENCOUNTER STRANDED MOTORISTS.
DEPUTIES WORKING EXTENDED
THEY ALSO PROVIDE IT TO
CALLS SUCH AS SERIOUS ACCIDENTS OR CRIME SCENES.
“We make a LIVING by what we GET, but we
make a LIFE by what we GIVE.”
- Winston Churchill
JOIN US!!
2ND TUESDAY EACH MONTH - 6:30 PM
9531 E RIGGS ROAD
SUN LAKES, AZ 85248
480.895.8751
INFO@SUNLAKESPOSSE.ORG
WWW.SUNLAKESPOSSE.ORG