Police Property & Evidence Specialist Job Glendale area,Arizona USA,Security

Police Property & Evidence Specialist

It's not, "just storage!" $49,446.02 - $74,169.16 Annual Salary $23.77 - $35.66 Hourly Salary Benefits | City of Glendale, AZ

Located on the west side of the Phoenix metropolitan area, Glendale is a vibrant and culturally diverse city of more than 255,000 residents. The community blends historic charm with modern growth and is a premier destination for sports, shopping, and entertainment - home to world-class venues, year-round events, and a thriving atmosphere that continues to evolve.

The Glendale Police Department proudly serves this dynamic community with a team of 458 sworn officers and 166 professional staff. Our agency operates across three bureaus and six divisions
- Administrative Services, Special Operations, Criminal Investigations, Support Services, Gateway Patrol, and Foothills Patrol — working around the clock to keep Glendale safe.

Performs work related to receiving, storing, issuing and disposing of personal and non-personal property impounded following City, State and Federal requirements.

Prepares letters of authorization for disposition of property.

Receives impounded property and evidence from police personnel;
Releases property and evidence to designated personnel following prescribed procedures.

Sorts, separates, and files impounded property and evidence.

Performs physical inventories of:
Cash, weapons, jewelry, drugs, and other types of property and evidence.

Maintains logs of all property and evidence stored.

Releases evidence for court purposes and laboratory analysis.

Makes accurate comparisons of articles from serial numbers and/or other descriptive features to identify evidence and property; searches relevant computer databases to identify property.

Attempts to locate owners of property and return property to owner.

Maintains and secures property/evidence within the property warehouse.

Collects, produces, and maintains written documents.

Maintains computer records on the disposition of evidence and other impounded property.

Destroys and/or disposes of evidence and property upon authorization of the courts or other authorized parties.

Transports property and evidence from off-site locations to the central warehousing facility;
Transports evidence to crime laboratories for analysis.

Trains department personnel in proper packaging of evidence and the use of the property facilities and equipment.

Operates city vehicles;
Operates a forklift, scissor lift, pallet jacks and other equipment to move impounded property.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications/Special Requirements/Success Factors

One year experience in police work, inventory maintenance, or a related field.

Any equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying. One year of relevant experience may be substituted for each year of required education.

Knowledge of

General police procedures for impounding and safekeeping of evidence and property. Applicable Federal, State, and Local: criminal and civil laws, and regulations.
Basic principles, practices and methods of warehousing.
Criminal rules of evidence pertaining to property.
Property release procedures.
Record keeping procedures.
Firearms handling and safety procedures.
Hazards and safety precautions applicable to warehousing and public safety evidence.
Traffic laws, ordinances and rules involved in motor vehicle operation.
Microsoft Office products and other relevant technologies.

Ability to

Understand and carefully follow handling, retrieval and disposal procedures.
Implement storage, security and accounting procedures for items of a sensitive nature and/or valuable impounded property.
Comprehend and make inferences from written material. Learn job related material through observation and oral instructions.
Work with sensitive evidence and exercise discretion.
Verify information by checking: tags, boxes and bags.
Evaluate a situation, make effective decisions, and take appropriate action.
Safeguard the transport of evidence.
Operate the department computerized data entry and retrieval system.
Operate the state ACJIS computer system.
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