Police Officer or Senior Police Officer

Salary: $23.10 – $25.24 Hourly

Position Summary:

Police Officer responds to emergency and non-emergency requests for police service and enforces all federal laws, state laws, and city ordinances.

Essential Functions:

Patrols the city and responds to citizen’s requests and complaints regarding possible criminal activity such as disturbances, burglaries, prowlers, suspicious persons, etc…
Allocates patrol time to identify and solve business and residential problems by applying proven problem solving techniques.
Issues warnings and citations to violators of city and state regulations and laws.
Arrests suspects, guards and transports prisoners to other facilities.
Investigates suspicious and criminal activity.
Responds to emergency calls, traffic accidents and general requests for assistance.
Secures crime scenes, interviews witnesses, victims, and suspects. Takes written and video statements and confessions.
Collects and preserves evidence.
Guards and transports mental patients to out of town facilities.
Writes offense reports, arrest reports, incident reports, supplemental reports, and other police related documents, forms and memorandums.
Informs the community of crime prevention, public safety and public awareness programs.
Advises citizens concerning laws and ordinances.
Appears in court and testifies.
May be assigned to specialized programs such as Special Crimes, Investigations, Crime Prevention Unit etc.
Regular attendance at work and arrives on time.
Performs duties according to the City and departmental safety rules and policies.
Performs all other job related duties as assigned or as become apparent.
Ability to get along with other employees and the public.

Requirements: