Police Patrol Officer

• Location 505 Commonwealth Avenue,Erlanger, KY, 41018,United States
• Job Category Policing
• Employee Type Full Time Non-Exempt

• Name HR
• Phone

Department:

Police

Job Status:

Full Time

FLSA Status:

Non Exempt

Reports To:

Police Sergeant

Salary Band:

I

Amount of

Travel Required:

5%

Work Schedule:

24/7 flexible

Positions Supervised:

None

The Patrol Officer meets the definition of Police officer found in KRS 61.315(1). The Patrol Officer is required to have Peace Officer Professional Standards and Certification. The Patrol Officer is required to carry a firearm. This position faces a high degree of danger or peril through the use of force needed to make an arrest or by threats made against the authority the badge represents.

The Patrol Officer is exposed to infectious diseases or blood borne pathogens as a result of working in close physical contact with the general public. This position requires a high degree of physical conditioning in order to make an arrest, apprehend suspects, and deal with the physical and mental stress associated with the duties of this position.

• A patrol officer is the community's first defense against crime and social disorder. He/she shall constantly be vigilant in the performance of his/her duties. Patrol officers have a responsibility to conduct themselves in a professional manner.
• Patrol officers are responsible for:
  • Fair and impartial enforcement of the law;
  • Apprehension of offenders;
  • Preservation of social order;
  • Protection of persons and property from the unlawful acts of others.
• A patrol officer shall be required to report for duty promptly at the time and place designated by lawful authority. He/she shall present himself for duty in proper uniform and in a neat appearance, shall listen attentively to the orders and instructions of his/her superior officers and shall be held accountable in the proper performance of his/her duty. Upon being assigned, he/she shall report promptly to his/her patrol area and shall perform his/her duties as required.
• A patrol officer is charged with learning the geographical character of the City, including its streets, public buildings, hospital, schools, and other features of importance. A patrol officer should be able to assist strangers and other citizens in finding desired locations in the City.
• A patrol officer shall be thoroughly familiar with his/her patrol area, to the extent that he/she can detect criminal offenses and other unusual occurrences requiring his/her attention.
• A patrol officer shall, while on duty, maintain an alert and businesslike manner, shall not conceal himself for non-police purposes, nor leave the city without permission.
• A patrol officer shall continuously patrol every part of his/her patrol area giving particular attention to locations where crime hazards are greatest. He/she should not patrol his/her area in a fixed pattern, but should alternate his/her route.
• Whenever a door or window in his/her patrol area is found under unusual or suspicious circumstances, the patrol officer shall investigate thoroughly to determine if possible, whether a burglary or other crime has been committed. He/she shall, if necessary, request that the owner of the premises be notified in order that an inspection of the premises may be conducted. The dispatcher shall enter a record of all such incidents on the appropriate log.
• A single officer should not enter any building in which he/she reasonably believes a burglar to be hiding, but should wait for assistance before taking any further action. He/she should monitor the building until assistance arrives. He/she should also never enter any building alone without another officer, the owner or legal custodian of the building present.
• A patrol officer should observe all persons he/she encounters in his/her patrol area and shall investigate any persons whose appearance, conduct, or presence seems suspicious.
• A patrol officer should be on alert for wanted and missing persons and stolen vehicles, which may be in his/her patrol area. He/she should investigate the occupants and contents of vehicles, which cause suspicion, but only within the limits of proper legal procedure.
• When occasion demands it, a patrol officer shall courteously, but firmly, question persons on the public streets as to their names, address, cause of being on the street, and other matters relating to their circumstances.
• A patrol officer shall be friendly toward all children and be ever watchful of their physical and moral welfare, using every legal means to prevent the formation of gangs and the disbanding of any in existence. He/she shall warn children away from playing in dangerous areas.
• Patrol officers are charged with the enforcement of all provisions of local and state traffic codes.
• A patrol officer shall take notice of all nuisances, impediments, obstructions, defects, or other conditions, in or adjacent to the street, alleys, and public places, which tend to endanger the health, safety, or…