<p>Small, silly question, but does anyone know who to do the police record check? There are about 4 cities (P.D.'s) and 6 counties (sherrifs) under whose jurisdiction I fall. Am I supposed to call each one of them?</p>
<p>The Oakland PD woman doesn't know what I'm talking about.</p>
<p>I have 3 weeks to do this, aHHHHHHHHHH!</p>
<p>^^^^^^
I encountered the same problem. Went to the most local of jurisdictions and told them that my d had to initiate the beginnings of a Homeland Security background check in order to qualify for admission into a military academy. They quickly passed the request "up the ladder" and directed me to the correct police entity which would fulfill request. Still took 10 days before USNA had the info. Be persitent. I know the kind of looks you get when the desk officer has no idea of what you are talking about.</p>
<p>Good Luck</p>
<p>I asked two policemen (state and local) neither one knew what I was talking about. I went directly into the station and asked the clerk at the window and she took care of it in a few hours. Start at the begining, sometimes you overthink things like I did.</p>
<p>Come I-Day, if they are missing a piece of info .... what happens? Will they notify us before hand if they are missing something?</p>
<p>see your local police office clerk</p>
<p>Exactly what we did a few years ago. Walk in, ask for a Records Clerk and tell them you want a back ground check, criminal history, whatever and its done. They'll probably print you out a copy right then and there.</p>
<p>If you reside / work in more than one district, you will need to request a background check from that area-</p>
<p>example- son resided in NY, attended foundation in another state- had to get background checks from home precinct as well as the one the school fell into.... the one at home did not charge anything for the service, while the out-of-state one charged $25. Start as locally as you can first- the process was not difficult at all. In both cases, we were not given a copy of the report- it was mailed directly to the USNA in a stamped/ addressed envelop son provided.</p>
<p>again things can vary greatly from state to state and community to community-</p>
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<p>yes- you will get a form letter with needed items checked, along with a letter stating, in effect, to complete and return as requested.... which is ASAP. I am not sure of what happens if you show up to I-Day with paperwork missing..... we made sure we did not have to travel down that path.</p>
<p>Depends on your local Police Office!</p>
<p>Ours would not...claimed because the form was not sent "from the Academy to Them" that they did not have any "authority" to fill it out yet it was being asked of them by the subject at hand, with envelop for them to send directly back to Academy. He went up the food chain with no luck. He Called the Academy right in front of the food chain which also didn't seem to phase any of them and Academy told this Plebe to be not to worry, they would get any information they needed through the Security Check. He swore in with the Class of 2010, and has his security clearance! This was also at the County level as we do not live in any town or city limits. The County Boys certainly were not going to bend their rules.
He handled the entire ordeal while I stood quietly by. </p>
<p>As with everything and I do mean everything, expect the unexpected and don't let a minor hiccup get to you. </p>
<p>M2Lola: Medical did call with some questions as the person who completed the form at the Dr's office forgot to complete a part of it. We faxed a new form prior to IDay - little good it did though as he got all of the shots again! (Mom2Lola: It is sometimes annoying being from the "EC" - all sorts of crazy people in the county!)</p>
<p>Zackaw, we live in a small town (very close to you) w/ its own police dept. Son was passed from clerk to clerk to patrolman to chief of police before he got what he needed, along w/ a strange lecture that "I'm not required to do this, but I guess I will" and a bill for $20. </p>
<p>We've usually found police depts. supportive of things military. I bet if you keep trying you'll find someone empathetic in the OPD.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if there is a number you can call, at the academy, to check and see if they received the police report?</p>
<p>One possible source is your state Bureau of INvestigation. I live in CO and I was told to visit the COlorado Bureau of INvestigation, they conducted a state-wide background check for me, including ALL jurisdictions in the state.</p>
<p>You can also talk to your local recruiter. They do this every day and could well point you in the right direction. My husband was the local recruiter prior to retiring and knew exactly where our son needed to go and who he needed to talk to. Worth a try.</p>
<p>Thanks, I'll talk to the USMC recruiters and go directly to police precincts.</p>
<p>oh and the California BOI</p>