Charities Officer Ryan developed a DeSoto Police Department “ Breast Cancer Awareness Patch ”. It is the Depart- ment ’ s existing patch, but outlined in pink. Each patch will be sold for $10 each. 80% of the proceeds will be donated to the Celebrating Life Foundation, and 20% will go towards the DeSoto PD Cares Fund. The Department conducted a toy drive with Cedar Hill PD which allowed us to provide multiple low - income families with toys for Christmas. The drive also allowed Officers to stock their squads with toys to be able to give to children while out on patrol.
Recruitment Due to the on - going COVID - 19 Pandemic in 2021 we only participated in one in per- son recruiting event. However, Officer Ryan spent countless hours recruiting over the phone and through email. DeSoto Police held two Police Civil Service Exams in 2021. The exams were held in March and November. The March exam had approximately 43 applicants pass both the written and physical agility test. The department was able to hire 8 officers after completing background investigations for all 43 applicants. The November exam had 10 applicants pass both the written exam and physical agility test. The department was able to hire 3 officers after completing background investi- gations for all 10 applicants.
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