Police Officer

General Purpose

Performs police patrols, investigation, traffic regulation, and related law enforcement activities.

Performs police patrols, investigation, traffic regulation, and related law enforcement activities.

• Works on shifts performing security patrols, traffic control, investigation and first aid at accidents, detection, investigation, and arrest of persons involved in crimes or misconduct.
• Uses own judgement in deciding course of action; expected to handle difficult or emergency situations without assistance.
• Maintains availability by radio or telephone for consultation on major emergencies.
• Carried out duties in conformance with Federal, State, County, and City laws and ordinances.
• Patrols city streets, parks, commercial, and residential areas to preserve the peace and enforce the law, control vehicular traffic, prevent or detect and investigate misconduct involving misdemeanors, felonies, and other law violations.
• Responds to emergency radio calls and investigates accidents, robberies, civil disturbances, domestic disputes, fights, drunkenness, missing children, prowlers, abuse of drugs, etc. Takes appropriate law enforcement action.
• Interrogates suspects, witnesses, and vehicle drivers; preserves evidence; arrests violators; investigates and renders assistance at scene of vehicular accident; summons ambulance and other law enforcement vehicles; and takes measurements and draws diagrams of scene.
• Issues citations for violations of law; arrests suspects; and transports prisoners.
• Conducts follow‑up investigations of crimes committed; seeks out and questions victim, witnesses, and suspects; develops leads and tips; searches crime scene for clues and evidence; analyzes and evaluates evidence and arrests offenders; prepares cases for giving testimony and testifies in court proceedings.
• Prepares a variety of reports and records including officer's daily log, reports of investigations, field interrogations reports, alcohol and drug reports, vehicle impoundment forms, traffic reports, etc.
• Undertakes community‑oriented policing work, and assists citizens with such matters as locked vehicles, stalled vehicles, crime prevention, traffic safety, etc.
• Coordinates activities with other officers of the City; exchanges information with other law enforcement agencies; and obtains advice from the City Prosecutor and Court Clerk regarding cases, policies, and procedures.
• Maintains contact with police supervisory personnel to coordinate investigation activities, provides mutual assistance during emergency situations, and provides general information about departmental activities.

• Serves as a member of various employee committees as needed.
• Maintains departmental equipment, supplies, and facilities.
• Maintains contact with the general public, court officials, and other officials, in the performance of police operating activities.

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 30 hours of college from an accredited college or university recognized by the Council for Higher Education Acceleration (CHEA) or the U.S. Department of Education (U.S.D.E.).

• Some knowledge of modern law enforcement principles, procedures, techniques, and equipment.
• Skill in operating the tools and equipment listed below.
• Ability to learn the applicable laws, ordinances, and department rules, and regulations; ability to perform work requiring good physical condition; ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with subordinates, peers, and supervisors; ability to exercise sound judgement in evaluating situations and in making decisions; ability to follow verbal and written instructions; ability to learn the City's geography.

• Must be 21 to 45 years age at the time of employment.
• Must possess, or be able to obtain by time of hire, a valid Oklahoma State Driver's license without record of suspension or revocation in any State.
• Must not have been convicted…