Typical for a PD to call......

[Riggs]

I just dropped off my application at Cranford PD in Union County NJ a few minutes ago. My question is, is it typical for a PD to call your reference before they even recieved my application? What happened is - this one funeral home in my area that I help out at when they need it, the funeral director wrote a reference for me. My mother also plays funerals for this director and he told her today that he recieved a phone call from the PD saying that he wrote a good letter of reference and so on. I thought they don't start checking references until the BI after the exam? It just seems to me why check someone's references if you don't even know if they'll pass the department's test?

[Riggs]

Is it possible they are cutting off people even before the exam?

[LasVegasOG]

I wouldnt stress about it! Hey at least there looking at ya!

[RyanAU360]

They do cut people even before the initial entrance exam. 15 of the 75 scheduled to take our test were cut instantly. Probably due to prior drug use. Even though they were probably honest about this use on their BI packet, certain drugs are automatice disqualifiers (most departments, not all)even if they have only been used once. i.e. LSD, Heroin, crak-cocaine.

[Riggs]

I'm just assuming they looked up my name before my application was in and did a basic check applications weren't due till, well today now the 15th and they already cut people. Just seems weird given there are around 200 applicants.