There two big squares you haven't checked to make it to the top. One is the degree and the other is 1000 PIC turbine. When hiring picks up, you could have a shot at a regional, which is traditionally a way to move up the ladder, but by the time you get there your age will be a factor. A lot just depends on how much hiring there is in the future and supply/demand.

I wouldn't bother with a type rating.

I'd look for something that your background would be a asset for. For example, your LEO background might look attractive to a few outfits that do prisoner shuttles or border patrol, something like that. Outside that, you'll just have to slug it out like everyone else. Get the total time up to 135 PIC mins and get a freight job at a place like Amflight. They fly metro's and would see your age as an asset.

You have to remember that, for a Delta type job, that you are competing with 30 year old RJ Capts who have five years as PIC and a four year degree. But, if you'd be happy somewhere in the middle of the career rather than the top, you have a better shot.

Anyhow, good luck. I think there is a place for everyone in the biz who can balance the bad with the good and still want the job.

Funny, somebody at APC is always telling people they should get out of flying and become a cop. Sounds like you did the opposite.