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*January 2024*






MSP Aims to Remove Job Application Barriers

MSP Hiring Event

To better serve and reach individuals interested in a career with the Michigan State Police, we?re hosting streamlined hiring events to attract potential troopers and motor carrier officers throughout the state this year.

By removing barriers like access to a laptop or transportation and physically meeting candidates closer to their homes, the hiring process is more accessible, efficient and effective.

At each hiring event, MSP Recruiters are onsite to administer the entry-level law enforcement exam, assist with completing the applications, build authentic connections and answer questions one-on-one.

Twenty hiring events are being held in various cities throughout the state through the end of the year. You can view the full list and other events where you can find MSP recruiters here [ [link removed] ]. Please note that time and location specifics will be added closer to the event?s dates.

We?re actively recruiting for the following future trooper recruit schools:


* 146th Lateral Entry Trooper Recruit School for licensed police officers to begin May 12
* 147th Trooper Recruit School scheduled to begin on July 7
* 27th Motor Carrier Officer Recruit School slated to be held in 2024.

Visit Michigan.gov/MSPJobs [ [link removed] ] for information on how to apply.







Seeking Fifth Graders to Participate in Annual Poster Contest

There are currently more than 670 missing children in Michigan. While many children return home, some unfortunately do not.

To raise awareness, the Michigan State Police (MSP) Missing Persons Clearinghouse invites fifth grade students to participate in the 2024 National Missing Children?s Day Poster Contest. The annual contest creates an opportunity to promote child safety while discussing the issue of missing and/or exploited children.

Michigan?s winning artist will have a shot at the national contest, which includes a free trip to Washington D.C. and the opportunity to have their artwork featured as the National Missing Children?s Day poster.

Submissions are due by February 2, 2024.

The application and contest rules can be found online. [ [link removed] ]






It?s Time to Open Our Eyes to Human Trafficking

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and the MSP encourages you to learn the signs of human trafficking.

Human trafficking is closer than you think ? it happens in our big cities, suburbs and rural towns. Whether it?s sex trafficking, forced labor or domestic servitude, it?s time to open our eyes and learn the signs of Human trafficking and what you can do to help at dhs.gov/BlueCampaign [ [link removed] ].

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Register Today for Women in Law Enforcement Conference

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If you are a police officer or work for a law enforcement agency, join us at the 2024 Michigan Women in Law Enforcement Conference on April 2-3 in Grand Rapids. This two-day conference is designed to showcase equity and promote excellence for individuals working in the policing community. Early registration is open until March 1 at 5 p.m.

To learn more and register, visit Michigan.gov/LEWomen [ [link removed] ].







Grant Funds Available for Programs that Prevent and Reduce Crime and Violence

The Michigan State Police, Grants and Community Services Division is now accepting applications from partnerships between local units of government and community-based organizations (CBO) across the state for the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (Byrne SCIP).? A total of $4 million is available in competitive grant funds to assist with the prevention and reduction of crime and violence, with a particular focus on gun violence.? Specifically, funds are available for programs and initiatives that target the risk factors which are likely to lead to this kind of violence.

Local units of government and their partner CBOs may apply for a maximum of $400,000 for a project period of April 1, 2024 ? December 31, 2025.? Application forms and guidance for these phase two funds are available on the?MSP Byrne SCIP website [ [link removed] ].? The application guidance must be read in its entirety, and the application form and related documents must be submitted no later than February 9, 2024.? Late applications will not be accepted.

This funding is made available through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022, signed into law by President Biden on June 25, 2022.??






Leave With A Smile
Canine Check Donation

Thank you to Nite Beams Products in Kalamazoo for donating $1,800 to add a beacon light to the harness of every MSP canine team statewide! With the attached beacon lights, our canines will be more visible from the air, in dense areas and low light environments increasing their safety.











In Your Community

*Jan. 19: *Coffee With a Cop ? Traverse City, [ [link removed] ] 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

*Jan. 24: *MSP Hiring Event ? Benton Harbor [ [link removed] ], 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

*Jan. 26: *MSP recruiters at CMU Multicultural Career Workshop [ [link removed] ], 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

*Feb. 2: *MSP recruiters at CMU Nonprofit & Government Internship Fair, [ [link removed] ] 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

*Feb. 2: *MSP recruiters at SVSU Spring Employment Fair, [ [link removed] ] noon to 3 p.m.




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Choose a career in public service; learn more at www.mi.gov/mspjobs [ [link removed] ]




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