I passed!
I got the email this morning from Metro(LVMPD) that I completed and passed everything within the background check and that I am eligible for hire. I also have completed background and lie detector for North Las Vegas police dept, I’m just waiting to hear back from them if I passed or not.
I’m so happy regardless because I’ve completed everything for both departments and I’ve been praying for this job and it feels like it’s within my grasp. This Reddit community has honestly kept me going by reading through everyone’s experiences and has helped prepare( even if not all the way with training and all) me for some of what’s to come.
So applied for Metro on Christmas Eve 12-24-2025 and only completed every thing now (May 2026) so my process took about 5 months. I figured my background didn’t take long because I’m only 21 and haven’t done much as I just graduated college last year. I had to complete the background, polygraph, and then psych test.
For North Las Vegas, I applied around February and am still in this process as I have completed the initial background and just completed the polygraph. They don’t require a psych exam. So this process was faster (3months so far) as I think they need dispatchers urgently so apply if you can.