Patrol Officer

Negaunee, MI
Negaunee Police Department

Position Summary:

Perform police patrols in the assigned area on foot or by patrol car to protect life, property and deter crime, to enforce laws and ordinances, to enforce traffic regulations, to prevent crime or disturbance of the peace, investigate crimes and arrest violators. Provides a variety of other public services such as performing emergency aid or providing information to the public and other related law enforcement activities

Essential Functions:

  • Work assigned shifts that may rotate performing regular patrols to assigned streets and roadways by foot or patrol car to enforce traffic laws and ordinances by citing/arresting violators; responds to accident calls rendering first aid, directing traffic, and investigating causes and results. Serves as deterrent to crime by presence in assigned area.
  • Regularly responds to citizen complaints, such as break-ins, robberies, vandalism, domestic violence, and assaults; assists complainants, and conducts preliminary investigation by interviewing victims and witnesses, interrogate suspects, preserve/collect evidence, and preparing investigative reports.
  • Follows up on preliminary investigations of routine complaints, develop leads/tips and assists in investigation of major crimes.
  • Maintains contact with police supervisory personal to coordinate investigation activities, provide mutual assistance during emergency situations and provide general information about Department activities.
  • Coordinate activities with other officers or other City Departments as needed, exchange information with officers in other law enforcement agencies.
  • Enforces all other Federal, State, County and local laws/ordinances, such as drug and liquor control laws.
  • Apprehends criminal suspects.
  • Checks buildings, parks, schools, and local residences to assure proper security. Checks taverns and licensed retailer for license or permit violations.
  • Prepares written documentation of activities: takes notes concerning complaints; fills out appropriate forms; prepares necessary reports; taking measurements and drawing diagrams of scenes; files or sends forms and report to the proper agency or department.
  • Renders public assistance offering information and directions to the general public. Provides crowd control at municipal functions, other general events and regularly works to promote department image through personal actions.
  • Prepares cases for court: prepares reports, keeps prosecutor informed, subpoenas witnesses, serve warrants, enforce court orders and testifies in court proceedings when necessary. Delivers prisoners, reports, and summons to court.
  • Reports public safety hazards, such as hole in streets, fallen utility wires, street lights, and damaged, missing, or improper traffic control signs/device.
  • Reads laws and periodicals and participates in training sessions to keep abreast of laws, law enforcement activities and techniques.
  • Maintains and operates various types of equipment and materials, such as: radar, first aid, radio, typewriter, computer, firearms, patrol vehicle, records and files, fingerprint equipment, drug testing equipment, cameras, evidence identification materials, video equipment and other equipment and materials as needed.
  • Performs other duties such as: registers firearms, conducts vehicle inspections, issues parking summons, assist ambulances, funeral processions and deliver City council information.
  • Undertake community oriented police work, and assists citizens with such matters as locked or installed vehicles, crime prevention, drug abuse resistance education (DARE), school juvenile officers, traffic safety, etc.
  • Performs duties within work rules and safety policies of the City.
  • May perform other duties as directed by the commanding officer.

Requirements:

  • Must be 21 years or older at the time of employment;
  • Must possess, or be able to obtain by time of hire, a valid State driver’s license without record of suspension or revocation in any State;
  • Felony convictions and disqualifying criminal histories within the past seven years are not allowed;
  • U.S. citizen;
  • Must be able to read and write the English language;
  • Must be of good moral character.
  • Must be able to pass medical exam and the Department’s physical agility test;
  • Successful completion of Michigan Law Enforcement Officers Training council minimum requirements.
  • High school diploma or equivalent supplemented by a two-year community college degree or vocational school training in police science, law enforcement, criminal justice administration, public administration, or a related field; or
  • An equivalent combination of education and experience.