Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At the Peace Officer Physical Aptitude Test 54 applicants run the 500-yard dash as part of the exam. At dawn, applicants on their ...

NORTHFIELD — Kalyn Guenther, 18, finished her required laps in the U.S. Army Recruiting Center parking lot and dropped down to the ground to catch her breath.

At dawn, applicants on their journey to become Phoenix police officers lined up, facing obstacles they would have to overcome in the next few hours if they ever wanted to hold a badge. A five-part ...