Lateral Police Officer

Salary: $27.42 Hourly, $57,033.60 Annually

Position Summary:

Under general supervision, patrols the city and responds to emergency and non-emergency situations to protect lives and property (e.g., investigate crimes, apprehend criminals, resolve conflicts, regulate traffic, prevent crime, assist and educate the public).

Essential Functions:

• Patrols the city and protects lives and property.
• Enforces laws and prevents crimes.
• Monitors traffic conditions and flow, operates radar, and issues citations.
• Respond to accidents and monitor school zones.
• Maintains visibility to establish police presence.
• Settles or calms interpersonal disputes.
• Respond to a variety of emergency and non-emergency situations, accidents, confrontations, injuries, and complaints.
• Secures and processes crime scenes and interviews complainants, witnesses, suspects, and victims.
• Obtains witness reports, collects evidence, and prepares files and reports.
• Apprehends, arrests, and processes criminal violators.
• Serves warrants, appears, and testifies in courts of law.
• Transports prisoners.
• Performs various Community Oriented Policing functions, including attending community meetings and giving public safety demonstrations.
• Operates a police vehicle and radio.
• Works closely with other law enforcement officers regarding suspects, witnesses, victims, and related criminal investigations.
• Records daily activities in logs and prepares reports on activities and investigations.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Requirements:

• Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age; and one year of sworn, full-time law enforcement experience.
• Must complete and pass a Kentucky Standard POPS testing with the Paducah Police Department and obtain KLEC certification or reciprocity.
• Must possess a valid operator’s license and be able to operate a motor vehicle;
• Must successfully undergo a fingerprint check through the Kentucky State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
• Must be able to identify the colors red, green and yellow;
• Must have standard visual acuity – not less than 20/40 in one eye and 20/100 in the other eye without correction, not less than 20/20 in one eye and 20/40 in the other eye with correction; if served in the military,
• Must possess a conditional or an honorable discharge;
• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand the English language;
• Must be a person of good moral character, good reputation in the community in which he/she lives, law-abiding and loyal to the United States government.