Police Officer (Recruit) “Amended”
Salary: $34.21 – $44.32 Hourly.
Essential Functions:
- Patrol assigned area to enforce laws, detect and prevent crime and protect life and property.
- Apprehend and arrest law violators (including probable cause arrests), prepare written reports of crimes and assist in the prosecution of violators.
- Draft and execute arrest warrants and make probable cause arrests.
- Establish probable cause, draft, prepare and execute search warrants.
- Enforce traffic laws conducting traffic, marking and tagging vehicles, making written reports of accidents and investigating and reconstructing serious or fatal traffic accidents.
- Collect, evaluate, investigate, protect and preserve evidence at crime or accident scenes.
- Interview witnesses, victims and suspects and draft formal statements for presentation in court, including testifying in court on criminal and civil matters.
- Respond to residential and business alarms for intrusion, robbery or other emergencies.
- Protect the rights and safety of all individuals, including political figures and dignitaries.
- Recover and assume preliminary custody of lost, stolen or abandoned property.
- Operate various computer terminals to enter and retrieve essential information.
Requirements:
- Completion of a two- or four-year Law Enforcement or Criminal Justice Degree through a Professional Peace Officer Education Program and pass the Minnesota P.O.S.T Licensing Exam or equivalent.
- Minnesota P.O.S.T. Certified (obtained within 60 days of Academy start date)
- Minnesota State Police Officer License
- Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license by October 7, 2024
- Must not have a felony conviction.
- Must successfully pass the MPD background investigation.