Oh don't mind treehugger he is a bully from way back

 Bump TreeHugger, just what I thought!

Did you not disclose this information on your application? I know every police application ask if have stolen anything in your life and it looks like you lied. Their is no I forgot in this line of work. When you submit that application you sign it swearing that everything in that application is true. That is why you have sit down and look at your life completely. So when you lied on the test you were not 100% honest, do not say your were because you were not. What you did is a criminal act and a serious one at that. If you like to change stuff and lie about what happen, what makes me think that you would not try that in the job. Their are plenty of applications that have not lied with no criminal background or troubles. I would not call them, they will probably send you a letter in the mail stating they are not interested. 

StrykerBrig21 says ...

 Bump TreeHugger, just what I thought!

Did you not disclose this information on your application? I know every police application ask if have stolen anything in your life and it looks like you lied. Their is no I forgot in this line of work. When you submit that application you sign it swearing that everything in that application is true. That is why you have sit down and look at your life completely. So when you lied on the test you were not 100% honest, do not say your were because you were not. What you did is a criminal act and a serious one at that. If you like to change stuff and lie about what happen, what makes me think that you would not try that in the job. Their are plenty of applications that have not lied with no criminal background or troubles. I would not call them, they will probably send you a letter in the mail stating they are not interested. 

Bump!

snhadley says ...

Bump Chief and Tree!  Your moral compass is off if you think switching tags on merchandise is not stealing!  You brought your integrity into question.  Granted everyone makes errors but you seem to make the same error over and over again and attempt to justify it in your mind!  You asked the question and here is my answer:  Find another occupation! LE has enough problems weeding out the bad apples, it is best when we stop them before they get in the door!  Good luck with that!!!!

Bump snhadley..

Changing tags on merchandise is stealing; I don't care how you look at it.  And to have forgotten, initially, to diclose this information is in fact an "attempt to justify it in your mind".   With that being said, my interpretation is you believe what you did was not wrong.  

You too root hugger...Tell purple owl hi

djspoon says ...

 I had no intent to lie and told the truth about it when she asked again. based on the circumstances do you believe the department will allow me to test again? The only thing I can think of is that they dont want to pay for another polygraph for me and the other 3 applicants pass the test the first time around. Please respond on what you believe and what you think I should do>>contact them and explain or no contact and await their call.....

Um, no.The reason is not monetary. It is you. My opinion, you tried to get it by the application, then the polygraph but couldnt. It was your intent. There are no  "do-overs" in life, in this business. You live with your mistakes.

JIMROC says ...

Just from the way you worded your question and statement to us, shows you have done this numerous times.  A person usually steals 50 to 60 times before getting caught for the first time.  We have all been around the block a few times, so we already know what happen on your polygraph, and why you failed it.  Learn from your mistake and start being honest with yourself.  This only tells us you are not ready to commit to a job in Law Enforcement.

Huge bump!

Im getting ready for a poly also. Take peoples advice here with a grain of salt. The ladies and gents here only offer insight. They arent giving you the poly,they dont know the specifics for the dept. you wanna work at, and protocols change alot from when some became officers. I asked for advice about my juvie record haunting me,and didnt get the answers i liked. So i went to collect all traffic offenses for state,local,and county and printed them out. from online. My Juvenile record im pulling tomorrow. Now when i go in I wont be suprised and can be as honest as possible about the past. Next time i suggest you do some heavy thinking,and run your records yourself to help ring a bell or two.

thePawnfather says ...

Im getting ready for a poly also. Take peoples advice here with a grain of salt. The ladies and gents here only offer insight. They arent giving you the poly,they dont know the specifics for the dept. you wanna work at, and protocols change alot from when some became officers. I asked for advice about my juvie record haunting me,and didnt get the answers i liked. So i went to collect all traffic offenses for state,local,and county and printed them out. from online. My Juvenile record im pulling tomorrow. Now when i go in I wont be suprised and can be as honest as possible about the past. Next time i suggest you do some heavy thinking,and run your records yourself to help ring a bell or two.

Yes....... This guy is in the same boat that you are in and is about to take the polygraph for the first time.  Therefore, nevermind the opinions of those who have already been hired and some who are in fact background investigators for their departments or polygraph examiners, listen only to this guy called thePawnfinder who is the self-procaimed expert.  The rest of us don't know squat what we are talking about.  See how far you get.......

 with that load of crap.

i think that if you have so many traffic offenses that you have to print them out from several sources as well as print out an extensive juvenile history you may also want to consider another line of work. just my two cents worth.