Certified Police Officer

East Hartford, CT
East Hartford Police Department

Salary: $74,816.00 – $81,933.00 Annually

Closing Date: 1/26/2025

Position Summary:

The East Hartford Police Department is on the lookout for a driven individual with strong problem-solving and communication skills, who values teamwork and is eager to engage in a close-knit community where community policing is paramount. East Hartford boasts a diverse population of approximately 50,000 within an urban/suburban setting. The Police Department is integral in maintaining the town as an excellent place to live, work, and nurture a family.

Essential Functions:

  • Patrols an assigned area on foot or in a cruiser
  • Continuously checks windows and doors of business establishments and of assigned private homes, investigates any suspicious conditions.
  • Maintains continuous enforcement of motor vehicle laws, criminal statutes and local ordinances.
  • Provides public services such as information, traffic control, emergency assists and rescues, found property, missing persons, and investigations.
  • Provides documentation of police services and investigations through written reports.
  • Obtains and executes arrest and search warrants.
  • Provides testimony before special hearings and courts.
  • Reports unsafe and hazardous conditions observed while on patrol.
  • May be assigned to assist at the complaint desk and dispatch at Police Headquarters.

Requirements:

  • You must be Connecticut Police Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T) certified, which must be current at the time of appointment and must be beyond 2 years of certification date at time of hiring, OR possess an out of state comparative certification, which must be current at time of appointment.
  • Applicants must pass the CPCA Certified written examination with a minimum score of 70%.