NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — Time is running out to submit an application to become a New York State Park Police officer. The department is currently recruiting for the 2025 Park Police Academy.

The NYPD has reduced the number of college credits required to join the force, Police Commissioner Jessica ... by the Association for a Better New York that the changes will hopefully stem the ...

The plan reduces the number of college credits needed to enter the NYPD’s Police Academy, increases the number of credits earned during academy training and reinstates a timed-run requirement ...

The New York City Police Department is considering lowering the college credit requirement to become a police officer as a way of boosting the ability of more people to enter the police academy ...