Police Aide

Actively support and uphold the City’s stated mission and values. Under supervision of a Police Sergeant, Police Aides help investigate traffic incidents, community care-taking functions, and other low-priority calls for service that sworn police officers typically handle. The Police Aide is distinguished from the Police Officer by the fact that the Police Aide in not a sworn officer, does not carry a firearm, has no power of arrest, and does not initiate sworn police (criminal) enforcement activities (e.g. suspicious person or suspect contact, traffic stops, code 3 driving, and response to in-progress crimes).

The Police Aide wears a uniform that is distinctively different and is assigned to drive a specially marked vehicle.

By applying to this position, you are opening yourself to the opportunity to work in a critical division program and make a significant impact on our employees and the community we serve.

• Provides excellent customer service to both internal and external customers.
• Maintains high level of confidentiality in all areas of responsibility.
• Safely operates a marked “Civilian Aide” motor vehicle, equipped with emergency lights and siren, driving to dispatch-based calls for services, conducts non-criminal investigations, and writes thorough reports.
• Identifies and safely removes or arranges for the removal of road hazards.
• Keeps dispatch personnel advised of call progress during and after calls for service.
• Take informational reports, including those for lost property, found property, civil matters, abandoned vehicles, animal pick-ups, and public accidents.
• May be called upon to testify in court hearings for civil or criminal prosecution cases.
• Refers citizens to the appropriate agency for matters that exceed the scope of responsibility for Police Aides.
• Conducts basic research using criminal databases to assist sworn officers in investigations and court cases.
• Respond to less‑serious traffic related issues; private property collision; motorist assistance (car trouble); towing services (abandoned vehicles, collisions, and snow tows); and traffic direction at collision scenes, fires, and during snow‑play congestion.
• Conducts both private property and roadway vehicle collision investigations, including measuring distances, making necessary calculations, drawing diagrams, coordinating accident scenes, and issuing civil citations for violations contributing to the cause of collisions.
• Assist with the restoration of minor traffic scene incidents to normalcy by removing damaged vehicles through contracted towing services and performing accident cleanup of area, ensuring safe continued use of traffic byways.
• May provide traffic control assistance to regular officers as assigned or needed in connection with special or emergency situations.
• Assists stranded motorists in gaining access to locked vehicles through locksmith services or, for vehicle repair needs, contacting contracted tow services for safe vehicle removal/transport.
• Investigates abandoned vehicles to determine ownership and provides for the safe and legal removal of abandoned vehicles; completes necessary paperwork for vehicle abandonment procedures.
• Conduct proactive public services such as residence and business checks, parking violations, missing person searches, and deploying the radar trailer, decoy car, and sign boards to trending hot spots.
• Completes routine daily reports in a thorough and complete manner according to established reporting standards of the Flagstaff Police Department.
• Safely carry, and when necessary operate, civilian model taser and/or pepper spray in accordance with defensive tactics training guidelines.
• Participate in community service and education activities in connection with promotion of police programs.
• Safely handle, inventory, and store an individual’s property for safekeeping purposes.
• Respond to and assist with animal control related calls for service, including capturing and transporting stray animals to the animal shelter.
• Attends ongoing training as part of performance development plan created with supervisor.
• Reports any suspicious activities to commissioned officers.
• Recognizes…