Keith Celia:  

Life Well...Went to Shepard in 1987, moved to Palos Hills where I attended and eventually graduated from Stagg HS in 1990, went to Moraine Valley for a semester, transferred to SIU with my then girlfriend Jennifer. During this time, I worked at the SIU PD as a "Saluki Patrol Officer". I also worked at Palos Heights PD as a Community Service Officer and as a Police Cadet until I was 21. Worked PT at Palos Hills PD as a Community Service Officer around the same time. Worked summers at Hydrosol, Inc in Bridgeview as a forklift driver, carton packer, stacker, you name it..Jack of all trades..LOL When I turned 21 in 1991, I started to test for various police departments because my goal was to follow in my brother and father's footsteps and be a police officer. In mid 1997, I was hired by my current dept (Northbrook, IL. PD) and they sent me to the Cook County Sheriff's Police Academy for ten weeks. I then started in Oct 1997 at Northbrook PD where I've been ever since. I work (by choice..I hate dayshift!) 6PM-6AM on patrol where I am one of the most senior officers on my shift...The nice thing about these twelve hr shifts is that you only work two days in a row and being off every other Fri, Sat, and Sun is even better! There are approx 65 officers on the dept and there are approx 20 with less seniority than me. I can't see myself doing anything else than patrol and responding to calls....Generally, it's never boring (well...it can get very boring at 3AM on a weekday..LOL) I am also a range officer, firearms instructor, and armorer (the guy who fixes all of the guns) for Beretta, Remington...Expand for more