Be A Cop. Write Your Own Ticket

By ELAINE RIVERA/NEW YORK;Kate Kelly/Indianapolis Monday, Jul. 17, 2000
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Officer Ken Robinson, 36, drove from Lawrenceburg, Ind., for the Seattle police test. Originally from Washington State, Robinson left a $14.70-an-hour job as a construction worker to become a cop. "I took a 50% cut in pay to come here, where I'm risking my neck for $8.70 an hour," says Robinson, a former Marine and father of two. Before moving in 1994, Robinson had made inquiries with the Seattle police department, but there were no openings. Now the recruiters are coming to him.

--With reporting by Elaine Rivera/New York

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