Police Officer

Salary: $39,416.00 – $59,124.00 Annually.

Essential Functions:

• Patrols town streets and neighborhoods to deter crime or apprehend and/or arrest violators or suspects who violate federal, state or town codes and laws.
• Monitors radio calls; communicates with radio dispatcher and responds to complaints, reports of criminal events, requests for law enforcement, and domestic or public disputes; inspects troublesome areas and checks security of business establishments.
• Secures crime scenes; gathers information in criminal investigations by interviewing victims, witnesses, informants and suspects; performs searches of people, vehicles and buildings; takes and files photographs; takes detailed confessions; prepares investigative reports of findings, facts, and related information; makes arrests and processes arrested suspects; detects and collects evidence and substances that provide the basis for probable cause for criminal acts; testifies in court.
• Enforces traffic laws and regulations; detects traffic violators; issues parking violations; performs traffic accident investigations and makes reports; facilitates the movement of traffic and pedestrians around accidents, disabled traffic control devices, or heavily congested areas; assists disabled motorists; escorts or directs traffic for funerals and other public gatherings.
• Performs rescue functions at accidents, emergency scenes and disaster areas.
• Prepares, obtains, and serves arrest warrants; serves legal documents.
• Completes and/or reviews paperwork documenting shift activities, offenses and accidents, victim and suspect statements, and other related information; completes state report documents to accurately record criminal offenses; prepares incident reports, arrest reports, and lab and property sheets; organizes and files records; enters information into computer.
• Assists other law enforcement personnel and agencies.
• Engages in public relations and community service activities and events to promote a positive image for the department and to build cooperative and collaborative relationships with the community; provides crime prevention/safety services to the community.
• Assists and provides advice to citizens on civil matters; assists children in need of services; assists elderly persons; assists emergency medical services; assists crossing guards with children at schools; transports mental patients to hospitals.
• Prepares and delivers presentations to schools, churches, HOAs and other civic groups.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Requirements:

• Requires a High School Diploma and/or GED and 1 year of experience; or any equivalent combination of training and experience, which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Basic Law Enforcement Training certification
• NC Driver’s License
• Must be physically able to operate different types of equipment and machinery including office equipment, law enforcement equipment and tools, safety equipment, firearms, communications equipment, etc.
• Must be able to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or frequently lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects; must be able to lift and/or carry weights of up to 100 pounds, and drag items up to 150 pounds.
• Work involves walking, standing, running, climbing, reaching, bending, stooping, kneeling, crawling, and jumping for varying periods of time.
• Must be able to defend one’s self from assault and to restrain suspects of varying weights; wears body armor and other equipment.
• Must complete the Police Officer Physical Abilities Test (POPAT) semiannually.