Patrol Officer
Position Summary:
Performs general and preventive patrol and investigative duties, enforcing all applicable laws and town ordinances while maintaining peace and order; performs directly related work as required. Under general supervision, this position performs a variety of duties in the areas of law enforcement and crime prevention. Officers may be assigned to any functional area to include patrol, investigations, or administration.
Work involves an element of personal danger and employee must be able to act without direct supervision and to exercise independent judgment in meeting emergencies. Police officers may also receive special assignments which call upon specialized abilities and knowledge usually acquired through experience on the force. Work is reviewed through direct observation, reports, and discussion.
Essential Functions:
- Provides general public assistance involving non-criminal activities such as traffic accidents, street hazards, and other potential problems and risks requiring law enforcement intervention; and collaborates with the community in addressing problems.
- Patrols and responds to a variety of criminal activities requiring law enforcement intervention such as homicides, sexual assaults, robberies, property crimes, domestic violence, drug and narcotics related activities, crimes by and against juveniles, and other crimes; evaluates situation and determines the most appropriate course of action.
- Pursues or apprehends suspects and criminals; makes arrests which may involve physically restraining or subduing individual(s) and possible use of deadly force; interviews and interrogates victims, witnesses, suspects, and other contact persons; and protects the crime scene for processing; and processes suspects.
- Performs administrative duties in law enforcement, planning, and operations including preparing and presenting court testimony; training; maintaining associated case files; preparing and completing forms, narrative reports, and correspondence.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- High School diploma or equivalent;
- Graduation from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy or appropriate waiver required
- Successful completion of Alert Testing and Physical Requirements of Maine Criminal Justice Academy
- Valid driver’s license with clean driving record required