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Riviera Beach police swear in new hires, outline higher hiring standards and upcoming station
Summary
At a Riviera Beach ceremony (date not specified), Chief Coleman introduced new hires and promoted staff, said the department plans to raise hiring standards beginning in 2026 or 2027, and said a new police station is expected to break ground in the summer months; several civilian staff and crossing guards were also recognized.
Chief Coleman introduced a swearing-in ceremony for new officers and civilian staff at the Riviera Beach Police Department and used the event to announce planned changes to hiring standards and to highlight an upcoming police station project (date not specified).
Coleman said the department will raise hiring standards so that many new officers will be required to arrive with at least an associate degree beginning in 2026 or 2027 (date not specified). He also told attendees the city expects to break ground on a new police station in the summer months and that the project is currently “slightly over budget.”
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