Police Investigator
Salary: $50,598.04 – $68,089.68 (USD) Annually
Position Summary:
This position performs technical law enforcement work as a non-uniformed police officer in the investigation of crime and the detection and prevention of violations of the law.
Essential Functions:
•Carries out investigations to prevent crimes or solve criminal cases by performing the following duties.
•Investigates known or suspected criminals or facts of a case to detect planned criminal activity or clues.
•Frequents known haunts of criminals and becomes familiar with criminals to determine criminals’ habits, associates, characteristics, aliases, and other personal information.
•Responsible for the investigation of all misdemeanor and felonious incidents that may warrant such.
•Responsible for processing crime scenes such as large-scale burglaries, homicides, and bank robberies; process other crime scenes if requested to do soby the Investigations Lieutenant or the case investigations.
•Investigates suspected persons and reports progress of the investigation.
•Arrests or assists in arrest of criminals or suspects.
•Be proficient in using databases and knowledgeable of processes to gather Intel from outside sources for background information on primary targets of drug distribution.
•Implement specialized electronic equipment into investigations to maximize results and enhance the quality of evidence.
•Prepares assigned cases for court, according to formalized procedures.
•Testifies before court and the grand jury.
•Maintains liaison with other law enforcement agencies, courts, community groups, and others as assigned.
•Notifies superior of major crimes or disturbances within the area and takes necessary action until the arrival of superior.
•Submits written report containing charges, available facts, and evidence to Magistrate to authorize search warrant or wiretap.
•Obtains statements for the prosecution of offenders and appears in court as a witness.
•Arrests suspects and obtains evidence to be used by District Attorney in prosecuting the case in court.
•Obtains statements for the prosecution of offenders and appears in court as a witness.
Requirements:
•High School diploma or GED
•Must be at least 21 years of age.
•Must have a Georgia Peace Officer Standard Training Certification and be recertified annually.
•Three (3) years minimum experience in Law Enforcement. Three (3) years minimum investigator experience.
•Have completed POST Trainings: Criminal Investigations Fundamental Course, Crime Scene Investigations, Interviews and Interrogations, and Search Warrants and Affidavits; Preferred.
•Must be able to successfully complete a background investigation, and oral examination.
•Valid Class C Georgia Driver’s License.
•Good moral character.
•Honorable discharge ONLY for persons with military service.
•No felony convictions.
•No Domestic Violence convictions.
•Physically fit and able to perform the duties of a police officer/investigator.