Black Knights Police Association offers study sessions for upcoming police test

YOUNGSTOWN — The city police department is looking for new officers, and the Black Knights Police Association is having a series of workshops to help those interested pass the necessary tests.

The association has scheduled three study sessions at its headquarters at 1524 Oakland Ave. before the written test is given Feb. 5. The scheduled dates for study sessions are 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 29, and 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 3.

Officer Rodney Lewis, association president, said increasing the number of minorities taking the test is the goal, but the preparatory study sessions are not limited to any one demographic. “The group study sessions are open to everyone,” he said.

The written test will be at 10 a.m. Feb. 5 at Youngstown State University’s Cushwa Hall. A date for the physical test hasn’t been determined.

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