Patrol Officer

Patrol Officer

Department: Police Grade: H12 Location: City Hall Date: September 8, 2025

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

Received: Works under the general supervision of the Lieutenant.
Exercised: May serve as shift supervisor in the absence of the Lieutenant.

• Work on rotating shifts performing security patrols, traffic control, investigation, and first aid at accidents.
• Detect, investigate, and arrest persons involved in crimes or misconduct.
• Use own judgment to handle difficult and emergency situations without assistance.
• Maintain normal availability by radio or telephone for consultation on major emergencies.
• Carry out duties in conformance with Federal, State, County, and City laws and ordinances.
• Patrol City streets, parks, commercial and residential areas to preserve the peace and enforce the law.
• Control vehicular traffic and prevent or detect and investigate misconduct involving misdemeanors, felonies, and other law violations.
• Respond to emergency radio calls and investigate accidents, robberies, civil disturbances, domestic disputes, fights, drunkenness, missing children, prowlers, and drug abuse.
• Take appropriate law enforcement action, interrogate suspects, witnesses, and drivers, preserve evidence, and arrest violators.
• Investigate and render assistance at the scene of vehicular accidents, summon ambulances and other law enforcement vehicles, take measurements, and draw diagrams of the scene.
• Conduct follow‑up investigations of crimes committed during assigned shift, seek out and question victims, witnesses, and suspects, develop leads and tips, search crime scenes for clues, analyze and evaluate evidence, and arrest offenders.
• Prepare cases for testimony and testify in court proceedings.
• Prepare a variety of reports and records, including investigation reports, field interrogation reports, alcohol reports, influence reports, breathalyzer checklists, vehicle impoundment forms, traffic hazard reports, etc.
• Undertake community‑oriented police work and assist citizens with matters such as locked or stalled vehicles, crime prevention, drug abuse resistance education (DARE), traffic safety, etc.
• Participate in investigating criminal law violations within City limits, obtain evidence, compile information, prepare cases for filing of charges, and testify in court.
• Conduct patrol activities, including directing traffic, investigating reported or observed violations of law, and coordinating activities with other officers or City departments as needed.
• Exchange information with officers in other law enforcement agencies and obtain advice from the City Attorney and City Administrator regarding cases, policies, and procedures as needed and assigned.
• Maintain contact with police supervisory personnel to coordinate investigation activities and provide mutual assistance during emergency situations.
• Maintain departmental equipment, supplies, and facilities; maintain contact with the general public, court officials, and other City officials in the performance of policing activities; serve as a member of various employee committees; and act as a dispatcher in the absence of the dispatcher.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Must be 21 years or older at the time of employment.
• Must possess a valid state driver's license without a record of suspension or revocation in any state.
• Felony convictions and disqualifying criminal histories within the past seven years are not allowed.
• U.S. citizen.