Certified Lateral Police Officer

Mount Airy, MD
Mount Airy Police Department

Salary: $63,000-$70,000

Closing Date: 12/31/2024

Essential Functions:

  • On an assigned shift, operates a patrol vehicle, bicycle, or walks to observe for violations of traffic laws, suspicious activities or persons, and disturbances of law and order.
  • Responds to radio dispatches and answers calls and complaints; issues traffic citations; serves warrants and summonses.
  • Controls individual and group actions through verbal direction and/or the employment of necessary and reasonable force.
  • Makes arrests and testifies in court.
  • Provides police escorts, directs traffic; performs residential and commercial checks.
  • Investigates traffic accidents.
  • Interviews victims and witnesses to obtain additional necessary information regarding crimes, accidents, violations, etc.; investigates crimes; collects evidence; conducts searches.
  • Completes police reports, arrest reports, and other records.
  • Participates in a variety of in-service and specialized training programs.
  • Responds to and investigates domestic disputes and assists other law enforcement agencies when requested or assigned.
  • Transports, processes, and cares for prisoners.
  • May be assigned to investigation, crime prevention, selective enforcement, DARE, or other technical or specialized support operations.
  • Performs related tasks as required.

Requirements:

  • Be a current MPCTC certified police officer, or have been an MPCTC certified police officer within the past 3 years.
  • Be currently employed by or have previously been employed by a Maryland law enforcement agency as a law enforcement officer.
  • Be age 21 years of age by the time of appointment.
  • Be a United States citizen.
  • Possess a valid Maryland Driver’s License and have a good overall driving record.
  • Be in excellent physical and mental condition as determined by comprehensive examinations.
  • Have graduated from an accredited high school, or possess a high school diploma recognized by the Maryland Department of Education or a General Equivalency Diploma (GED).
  • Bachelor’s Degree or Associate’s Degree is preferred but not required.
  • Be of good moral character, with no felony convictions or misdemeanor convictions for which a sentence of imprisonment for one year or more could have been imposed.
  • Not be a current user of illegal drugs.