Police Officer

De Pere, WI
De Pere Police Department

Salary: $61,727.00 – $84,851.00 Annually.

Essential Functions:

  • Conduct routine preventative patrol in designated areas of the City. Initiate contacts with both business operators and residents.
  • Respond to calls for police service. Attempt to resolve domestic disputes, disturbances and other incidents through counseling or referral. Mediate disputes among neighbors, and juveniles. Attempt to resolve complaints from citizens of the community. Maintain civil obedience at group functions.
  • Provide information and/or assistance to the public. Answer a wide range of non-police related service calls. Inform citizens of available services in the community. Promote crime prevention through community and educational programs. Make presentations to public and local organizations concerning crime prevention and related police matters.
  • Attempt to maintain the peace and safety of the community.
  • Provide for safe flow of traffic and pedestrians within the community. Investigate traffic accidents. Enforce traffic violations. Enforce state and local traffic laws and ordinances. Promote vehicle and pedestrian safety. Report unsafe road conditions.
  • Conduct criminal and non-criminal investigations. Perform surveillance. Conduct follow-up investigations.
  • Enforce laws and arrest lawbreakers. Make felony, misdemeanor, and ordinance arrests and issue traffic ordinance citations.
  • Prepare written reports, forms, and other documents as required.
  • Testify in criminal and civil court proceedings, and give depositions.
  • Maintain prompt, predictable and reliable attendance. Maintain the ability to lawfully operate a motor vehicle.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

  1. United States Citizen.
  2. Associate Degree or Bachelor’s from an accredited college or university.
  3. Wisconsin Law Enforcement Standards Board Certification or eligible for Wisconsin reciprocity exam.
  4. Minimum 20 years of age.
  5. Valid unencumbered Wisconsin driver’s license and safe driving record.
  6. Must not have convictions of any Federal felony or any offense, which if committed in Wisconsin could be punishable as a felony unless the individual has received an unconditional pardon.
  7. Within twelve (12) months of the date of employment, establish and maintain a bona fide residency within a 30-mile radius from the center of the Claude Allouez Bridge.