Police Officer

Salary: $56,855.00 – $88,836.00 Annually

Position Summary:

Performs routine law enforcement work patrolling the city, responding to calls for service, and performing routine investigations.

Essential Functions:

• Patrols areas in the community exhibiting both high and low crime incidents; meets and talks to people in the community about their safety and support; checks security of buildings and residences; apprehends and arrests offenders
• Investigates traffic accidents; uses measurement devices, eye-witness accounts, and determines violations to be issued; assists motorists in the exchange of information; provides information to insurance companies regarding accidents
• Conducts pre-tour of duty inspections of police vehicle to ensure readiness with fuel, tire air pressure, and warning sirens and lights and all other support equipment is operational
• Serves criminal papers and warrants and subpoenas; locates people indicted for crimes; serves warrants, orders for arrest, and criminal summons
• Enforces speed limits by active patrol and monitoring heavy speeding areas for visibility
• Tracks people violating traffic laws, vehicle registrations and inspections laws, and other traffic offenses
• Conducts criminal investigations by gathering information, processing crime scenes, and interviewing witnesses, responds to domestic situations; attempts to resolve conflict by recommending solutions

Requirements:

• Graduation from high school or GED equivalency; some experience in law enforcement work is desired as is an Associate’s degree in Criminal Justice.
• Work in this position is medium work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Employee must have the visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures, operate a computer terminal, and perform extensive reading.
• Employee may also be required to use sufficient physical force to subdue or restrain persons including the use of lethal force.