Police Officer I
Salary: $68,748.00 – $112,971.00 Annually
Closing Date: 6/30/2025
Position Summary:
This position is responsible for performing tasks and responsibilities relating to maintaining order, protecting life and property and upholding the laws of the State of Maryland and the ordinances of the City of Rockville. Work may involve enforcing laws, dealing with community relations, performing emergency vehicle operations, restraining citizens, counseling, deescalating highly volatile situations, investigating crime scenes, as well as translating languages among other duties.
Essential Functions:
- Conducts assigned patrols, whether on foot or by vehicle, throughout the City for the purpose of preventing, detecting or responding to criminal acts and observe for violations of traffic laws, suspicious activities or persons, and disturbances of law and order.
- Answers calls from citizens for assistance or protection of their life and property.
- Conducts investigations and gathers evidence in cooperation with other law enforcement personnel and the State’s Attorney’s Office in connection with incidents of criminal activities.
- Coordinates crime scene investigations and manages resources at the scene of a crime; interviews and counsels victims; catalogues, packages, and transports evidence to the lab for examination; and locates and interviews possible witnesses.
- Writes reports and citations.
- Makes arrests of persons charged or suspected of criminal activities and does so in a manner that protects the rights of the accused, the rights and safety of the general public as well as the safety of themselves and other Officers.
- Detects violations of traffic regulations, and issues warnings and citations as necessary to insure the safety of the public and the free flow of movement on public ways.
- Responds to reports of traffic accidents, insuring the proper assistance is obtained for injured individuals and that the causes are investigated and issue appropriate citations.
- Makes inspections of assigned vehicle and equipment daily and reports any defects.
- Maintains personal equipment in proper order.
- Assists in crime prevention efforts as directed.
- Participate in in-service and special training programs as assigned.
- Performs various duties and tasks related to special assignments as necessary.
- Performs other duties as required.
Requirements:
- Be a United States citizen; OR,
- a permanent legal resident of the US and an honorably discharged veteran of the US Armed Forces who has applied to obtain US citizenship and the application is still pending approval.
- Possess at least a high school diploma, or a General Education Development (GED) Certificate recognized by the State of Maryland.
- Be age 21 at the time of your graduation from the police academy
- Possess a valid driver’s license
- Be able to pass a written police examination
- Possess good moral character able to withstand an in-depth background investigation, including polygraph examination, psychological evaluation, medical examination, and drug screen.
- Ability to obtain and maintain minimum requirements of the Maryland Police Training CommissionApplicants may be disqualification from the process, at any time, for any of the reasons listed below. This list is not all-inclusive – possible reasons for disqualification are:
- Poor work history
- Poor driving record
- Felony conviction or misdemeanor conviction carrying a sentence of imprisonment for one year
- Illegal drug use, purchase, sale, or distribution
- Falsification of any application documents
- Inability to complete COMAR requirements set forth in the selection process
- Any other disqualifying factor as determined by the Chief of Police