Police Officer
Salary: $32.48
Position Summary:
Performs responsible general duty law enforcement work to protect life and property in the City.
Essential Functions:
- Patrols streets in a police car, on foot, by bicycle or other appropriate means; checks doors and windows; examines premises of unoccupied residences or buildings; detects unusual conditions, may maintain surveillance and observation for stolen cars, missing persons, or suspects; reports dangerous or defective streets, sidewalks, traffic lights, or other hazardous conditions.
- Responds to calls for assistance, complaints, suspicious activity, domestic disputes, loud and disruptive behavior, and other’s needs; completes calls by determining true nature of the situation and taking whatever legal or persuasive action is warranted.
- Investigates traffic accidents; issues traffic citations; directs traffic and participates in other emergency operation activities.
- Performs investigations of accidents and possible crimes through observation, questioning witnesses, and gathering physical evidence; performs investigative tasks assigned by the Police Sergeant or other senior officer; arrests and processes criminal suspects.
- Advises the public on laws and local ordinances; testifies in court; executes search warrants; serves papers as needed.
- Regulates and directs vehicular traffic at busy times or when traffic signal malfunctions or accidents require; maintains order at public gatherings.
- Performs funeral and bank escorts.
- Operates a radio, in-car camera, body camera, laptop/MDT and other technology to receive instructions and information from or to report information, perform research, and create records and files.
- Prepares detailed records and reports of activities.
Requirements:
• High School diploma or GED
• Adhere to an on-call rotation which requires to respond after hours when needed
• Must have a valid NC Driver’s License and have no felony convictions
• BLET certification required (out of state certifications can transfer to NC)
• Cannot have been convicted of DUI, DWI, or certain misdemeanors within 5 years
• Applicants will be required to submit to the standard City and Police Department’s hiring process to include the Criminal Investigation’s Division selection procedure