Expert: William Payne - 4/3/2009

Question
I have applied and I have no criminal back ground issues other than my driving record. The most recent one was not guilty. The rest were no contest, for things like driving w/o a license. Then I went to court and presented it.
My question do I have a chance getting hired. I should add I was a victim of Identity theft and my credit is being worked on now by a professional and I have filed police reports to show that my identity has been stolen. I have copied and pasted  my driving record for you.

Criminal  1158SMM CLOSED 322342A - DWLS KNOWING 1ST 12/30/2008 NOLLE-PROS  
Infraction  6651YSB CLOSED 31610011 - FAIL TO PAY TOLL 2/26/2008   
Infraction  1391YRX CLOSED 31610011 - FAIL TO PAY TOLL 1/28/2008  
Infraction  2714FAZ CLOSED 316610 - DRV UNSAFE VEH 10/04/2007
Criminal  2715FAZ CLOSED 322031 - NO DR LICENSE 10/04/2007  
Infraction  7572REM CLOSED 3160893 - FAIL USE DES LN 9/04/2007  
Criminal  7573REM CLOSED 322031 - NO DR LICENSE 9/04/2007
Criminal  6625ETX CLOSED 322031 - NO DR LICENSE 4/24/2007  
Infraction  8176ERZ CLOSED 320073A - REG EXP/LESS/6MO 2/15/2007   
Infraction  0472CQJ CLOSED 322151 - DL NOT CARR/EXH 2/15/2007  

Answer
Carlos,

Thanks for the question.

The identity theft question is explained, but your disrespect for the driving law is not. To be a police officer you need to be a role model, and this includes driving behavior.

I would be concerned about having you behind the wheel of a police vehicle. You have a lot of driving incidents in a short amount of time!!!!!!

If your driving is the only issue you have, I would say keep it clean for the next two-three years and you might be considered.

A lot of agencies just will not tolerate a lot of driving offenses

Good luck and best wishes!