Police Officer Lateral

Performs general duty police work in the protection of life and property through the enforcement of laws and ordinances; and does related work as required.

Patrols an assigned area during a specific period and/or responds to calls for service;

Checks doors and windows and examines premises of unoccupied buildings or residences in order to detect any suspicious conditions;

Investigates suspicious conditions and complaints and makes arrests of persons who violate laws and ordinances;

Accompanies prisoners to headquarters, jail or court and appears and testifies in court as required;

Maintains surveillance and contact with known criminals and their associates;

Directs traffic and enforces traffic laws;

Checks automobile parking in restricted areas and issues citations when appropriate;

Works at desk, answering telephone, dispatching patrol cars, operating radio transmitter, maintaining records, preparing reports and performing other clerical and administrative duties;

Prepares and gives lectures to school, civic and other groups;

Responds to calls for service involving fires or accidents as directed, gives all possible assistance and prepares necessary reports;

Maintains order in crowds and attends parades, funerals or other public gatherings and quells rioters or other unruly disturbances;

Escorts funerals, parades and other public processions;

Watches for stolen cars and wanted or missing persons;

Makes investigations and enforces City and State laws pertaining to juvenile offenders;

Answers criminal complaints and takes necessary corrective action;

Gives advice on laws, ordinances and general information to the public;

Provides emergency first aid as required;

May be assigned to undercover or plainclothes investigative tasks;

Serves as crime laboratory officer, collecting and evaluating evidence, taking and processing photographs, lifting latent prints, DNA etc.;

Serves as drug custody coordinator;

Interviews applicants for positions and conducts additional interviews of references and others familiar with applicants’ background;

Classifies police incident reports in accordance with uniform crime code;

Operates motorcycle, radio patrol car, patrol wagon or police copter as required;

Writes reports and testifies in court as required;

Acts for Corporal or Sergeant in their absence as required; and

Performs other related job duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

High School Diploma or an acceptable equivalency diploma (GED) and preferably possession of an associate degree in a job-related field; with no experience required.

Special Qualifications:

Possession of certificate of satisfactory completion from the Maryland Police Training Commission.

Radar Certification.

Intoximeter Certification (as needed) .

Firearms Certification.

NCIC Training.

Taser Certification.

First Responder Certified (First Aid/CPR).

Possession of a valid Driver’s License.

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

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• Knowledge of Federal, State and City laws;
• Knowledge of the City boundaries, geography and streets;
• Skill in the use of firearms;
• Skill using sound judgment, tact and courtesy;
• Ability to understand and carry out complex oral and written instructions;
• Ability to drive an automobile or a motorcycle;
• Ability to use good powers of observation and memory;
• Ability to operate small office equipment, including copy machines or multi-line telephone systems;
• Ability to operate computers for data entry, word processing and/or recordkeeping purposes;
• Ability to operate highly technical computer applications, such as GIS or Computer Aided Dispatch;
• Ability to operate small/light equipment;
• Ability to operate small and medium equipment and machinery, such as vehicles

The work is medium work which requires exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

• Balancing ability: sufficient to maintain body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. The amount of…