Be truthful, honest, and candid.  The interviewer/Investigator will ask your family, friends, co-workers and neighbors about you.  If there is something there, they'll find it.  They'll ask those people who they know that also know you...and interview them.  And so it goes till you are vetted.

This profession needs good people with solid character.  Your future peers demand it, and work to root out bad candidates.  You can try and fool them, but the academy is 7 months long, probation is 18 months, and your career will be 20 + years.  We'll get to know your character eventually...do you want to suffer through the rigors of the academy to get fired on graduation day because they found something that would have DQ'd you?

good luck

 After some more reflection, I should have also said:

Relax this weekend, stay home with family and relax. Get lots of rest on Sunday night and don't skip meals. It can effect your stress levels. Take a deep breath and head off to your appointments on Monday knowing, "this is the easy part."

As difficult as the application process may seem, it is the easy part.  You've already made those decisions, made those choices.

Challenging part is the career itself, and making the decisions ahead.

so don't stress these two interviews...just relax and prepare to tell them what kind of person you are by what you have done in the past and the kind of company you keep.

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Unless you robbed a bodega in the 3rd grade!

I assume you have done the preliminaries, test-application packet. If you have stated the truth, it will never change.Only lies change when you can't remember which ones you have told. They will go over any inconsistencies and give you a chance to explain. You will be given the chance to explain any omissions, anything uncovered during the background investigation. Before the poly you will be given the chance to either correct or add information from your application. Once it starts thats it. You will be at their mercy. Remember, the truth is a story that never changes no matter how many times it is told. How you carry and present yourself is just as important. Good luck.