Police Officer

Salary: $55,000

Position Summary:

Performs general duty law enforcement work to protect life and property in the Town.

Essential Functions:

• Patrols streets in a police car or on foot; checks doors and windows; examines premises of unoccupied residences or buildings; meets store owners and staff and discusses crime prevention methods; participates in community education and crime prevention programs such as community watch; detects unusual conditions; may maintain surveillance and observation for stolen cars, missing persons, or suspects; provides funeral and bank escorts.
• Responds to calls for assistance, complaints, suspicious activity, domestic disputes, loud and disruptive behavior; 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; reports dangerous or defective streets, sidewalks, traffic lights, or other hazardous conditions.
• Performs investigations of accidents or possible crimes through observation, questioning witnesses, and gathering physical evidence using finger print kit, camera and other equipment; performs investigative tasks, arrests and processes criminal suspects; presents findings in court.
• Issues citations for violation of traffic regulations, serves warrants; apprehends and processes criminal suspects and transports to magistrate and/or County detention facilities.
• Regulates and directs vehicular traffic at busy times at local schools and when traffic signal malfunctions or accidents require.

Requirements:

• Graduation from high school and completion of basic law enforcement training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Have completed at least the minimum requirements established by the North Carolina Justice Training and Standards Commission for certified law enforcement officers.
• Before assignment to sworn duties, employee must possess a valid North Carolina Driver’s License.