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As we continue to honor Women's History Month, we're proud to spotlight Police Officer Kelli Kaelin and her partner, K-9 Bak, with Chicago Police Department K-9 Unit.

𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼 ⚾️ Our Probationary Police Officers are also hitting the field and making an impact. 𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥? 📞 312-745-JOIN (5646) 📧 joincpd@chicagopolice.org #JoinCPD #ChicagoPoliceDepartment

Officer French gives us a throwback for our #BeforeCPD series where she shared what life looked like before the badge. Are you in corporate slump? If you’ve been hesitant about making a change, 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣. #JoinCPD #ChicagoPoliceDepartment #CPD

𝙈𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙧𝙜𝙮𝙡𝙚 𝙇𝙪𝙣𝙖𝙧 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚? The Recruitment team will be at the Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade on March 1st 🐲🎉🧧 See you there! #JoinCPD #ChicagoPoliceDepartment #CPD #Chicago #ChineseNewYear

Meet Officer Boyer, the newest addition to the Recruitment Unit! Officer Boyer’s path wasn’t traditional. During one of the hardest moments of his life, a detective stood by him and treated him like a human. He chose to be that person for someone else.

𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬? We host a 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 workout sessions to help prepare applicants for the Power Test. ⚠️ 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 ⚠️

𝘿𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩? At CPD, we look for your skills, leadership, and sense of duty because they still matter.

🚨 2026 CPD Summer Internship 🚨 🎓 Juniors, seniors, grad & law students (sophomores considered) 📝 Cover letter + 3 recs (1 professor) + transcript 📧 cpdinterns@chicagopolice.org ⏰ Feb 20, 2026 | 5 PM CST 📍 In-person processing required | 💼 Unpaid

📣 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐘 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏.𝐎.𝐖.𝐄.𝐑. 𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓? 💪 Join us for our 𝑭𝑹𝑬𝑬 𝑷.𝑶.𝑾.𝑬.𝑹. 𝑷𝑹𝑬𝑷 𝑺𝑬𝑺𝑺𝑰𝑶𝐍𝐒! 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐖𝐇𝐎’𝐕𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐍 𝐄𝐗𝐀𝐌 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘‼️ Apply now: join.chicagopolice.org

𝗜𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻? If you are ready to rise to the challenge, reach out! 📞 312-745-JOIN (5646) 📧 joincpd@chicagopolice.org 🤝 Prefer face-to-face? Stop by the @chicagopoliceacademy 1300 W. Jackson Blvd M - F, 8 AM - 4 PM.

Today, we are honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through unity, teamwork, and community. 🏀 Kids from across Chicago came together for the annual Hoop Hard or Get Off the Court tournament at the @CPD124Academy .

𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭. 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 Assigned to 𝐓𝐓𝐔 & 𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐓, he teaches tactics and life-saving skills with discipline, integrity, and purpose. #ChicagoPoliceAcademy #PoliceTraining

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝟐𝟓-𝟓 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬! Through dedication, discipline, and commitment, these officers distinguished themselves among their peers.

Today, we take a moment to recognize the men and women who choose a career rooted in service, responsibility, and sacrifice. We thank you for your dedication, resilience, and continued service to our communities. #NationalLawEnforcementAppreciationDay #ChicagoPoliceDepartment

From the end of the beginning to the start of something bigger. Congrats to Recruit Class 25-5 on earning their stairs! If this calling moves you too, reach out to us. 📞 312-745-JOIN (5646) 📧 joincpd@chicagopolice.org 🤝 Prefer face-to-face? Stop by the @CPD124Academy

Star Ceremony for Recruit Class 25-5 ⭐️🚔

📣 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐘 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏.𝐎.𝐖.𝐄.𝐑. 𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓? 💪 Join us for our 𝑭𝑹𝑬𝑬 𝑷.𝑶.𝑾.𝑬.𝑹. 𝑷𝑹𝑬𝑷 𝑺𝑬𝑺𝑺𝑰𝑶𝐍𝐒! 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐖𝐇𝐎’𝐕𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐍 𝐄𝐗𝐀𝐌 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘‼️ Apply now: join.chicagopolice.org #joincpd #cpd

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐠𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫? 🚔🚨 Stop by one of our events and speak to one of our recruiters. See you there‼️ To check out more events go to: join.chicagopolice.org #joincpd #cpd #chicagopolice

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞. 𝑺𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏. Interested in joining CPD? Here’s how to connect: 📞 312-745-5646 📧 joincpd@chicagopolice.org 🤝 Prefer face-to-face? Stop by the @chicagopoliceacademy 1300 W. Jackson Blvd M - F, 8 AM - 4 PM. #joincpd #chicagopolicedepartment

🎁 Giving back this holiday season. Thank you to Sworn Oath for donating a truckload of toys to the Chicago Police Academy. Our recruits were proud to help unload and support children in our communities. 💙 #ChicagoPoliceAcademy #GivingBack #LawEnforcement #ChicagoPolice