Police Officer

Salary: $55440.00 – $82560.00 / Year

Position Summary:

Under general supervision, performs a wide variety of police and law enforcement activities. Tasks are service and protection oriented, and includes collecting and dispensing information, arbitrating disputes, providing assistance, protecting and recovering property, preventing crime, investigating and providing other public protection services. Incumbents perform duties in accordance with state statutes and established Departmental policies, procedures and guidelines. Performs related work as required.

Essential Functions:

• Conducts routine patrol in designated areas by vehicle and on foot; establishes open communications and the presence of law enforcement within the community.
• Responds to calls for police service and takes action upon observing a circumstance or situation requiring police attention.
• Interviews witnesses, victims, suspects and arrested persons to obtain pertinent information concerning accidents/crimes.
• Responds to burglary and fire alarms, and robbery-in-progress calls, and performs security checks of buildings and homes.
• Provides emergency first aid; assists emergency medical and fire personnel as needed.
• Conducts crime scene investigations, i.e., identifies and collects crucial evidence to be secured for processing, and handles evidence in a manner to protect chain of custody.
• Enforces state and local traffic laws to ensure safety, investigates motor vehicle accidents and protects lives and property at motor vehicle accident scenes.
• Identifies and issues citations to violators of misdemeanor offenses.
• Enforces laws and apprehends misdemeanor and felony violators and fugitives; arrests and transports persons found to have committed a criminal act.
• Testifies in courtroom proceedings.
• Performs report and record maintenance duties, i.e., offense reports, crime reports, statements, arrest reports, warrants, mileage sheets, impound records, fingerprint cards.
• Attends in-service training to maintain current knowledge of changes in laws, new methods of enforcement, and other trends and developments in law enforcement.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED; supplemented by Basic Peace Officer License; CPR training; supplemented by completion of in-service training, as directed, for assignment to other primary functional areas.
• Possession of a valid state driver’s license.