Welcome to the Official Website of the Hudson Falls (NY) Police Department

Candidates for the position of police officer in the Village of Hudson Falls are taken from the Washington County Civil Service list  for police officers (Washington County has a separate test for the Sheriff’s Department). Interested parties may sign up for the exam through the Washington County Department of Personnel at 383 Broadway, Fort Edward, New York. Please contact the Civil Service Department for information regarding exam dates as well as residency requirements. The Hudson Falls Police Department accepts lateral transfers from full-time New York State certified police officers only. When an opening becomes available, the Chief of Police checks applications against the current civil service list and schedules interviews with prospective candidates. 

A candidate who is chosen for further processing must undergo a physical agility test as well as a battery of physical and psychological exams prior to consideration for hiring.  If a candidate is selected for hire and has met all prerequisite testing, he/she must attend and successfully complete training at the Zone 5 Law Enforcement Academy in Schenectady, New York. The Zone 5 Academy is an intensive 24 week school which covers areas of New York State law enforcement.  Classes cover topics including, but  not limited to Penal Law and Criminal Procedure Law of New York State, firearms training, defensive tactics and the emergency vehicle operator’s course (EVOC) as well as daily physical fitness training.