Police Officer * Lateral

Job Description

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olice Officer,

under general supervision, performs the full range of duties associated with municipal, traffic, and criminal law enforcement. Police officers are responsible for protecting and defending persons and property and the rights of members of the general public against injury, loss, or disturbance resulting from criminal or disorderly acts, accidents, and other hazards. The work involves interpretation, application, and enforcement of city, state, and federal laws within legally-recognized guidelines.

Officers respond to calls for service and emergencies, investigate crimes, write reports, make arrests, and perform many other traditional law enforcement functions. The position includes daily contact with the public and outside agencies, frequently requiring tactful resolution of controversial situations and citizen complaints. Officers are routinely exposed to dangerous situations and are required to carry a firearm. Physical exertion is required at times to restrain or arrest citizens.

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A first review of applicants will take place every two weeks until filled.

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Engage in law enforcement patrol functions that include such activities and requirements as working rotating shifts, driving a vehicle, walking on foot patrol, and physically checking the doors and windows of buildings to ensure they are secure.

Gather information in criminal investigations. Interview and obtain the statements of victims, witnesses, suspects, and confidential informers. Collect intelligence information on criminal activities and suspects.

Respond to calls for service, conduct criminal investigations, and prepare investigative reports using appropriate grammar, symbols, and mathematical computations.

Exercise independent judgment in determining when there is reasonable suspicion to detain, when probable cause exists to search and arrest, and when and what level force may be used.

Make physical arrests of suspected criminals, taking them into custody, subduing or restraining them as necessary.

Subdue resisting suspects using maneuvers and weapons and resort to the use of hands and feet and other approved weapons in defense of self or others.

Pursue fleeing suspects, which may involve quickly entering and exiting law enforcement vehicles; lifting, carrying, and dragging heavy objects; climbing over and pulling up oneself over obstacles; jumping down from elevated surfaces; climbing through openings; jumping over obstacles, ditches, and streams; crawling in confined areas; balancing on uneven or narrow surfaces and using body force to gain entrance through barriers.

Issue traffic citations and warnings. Respond to and investigate motor vehicle crashes. Testify in court regarding contested citations.

Perform searches of people, vehicles, buildings, and large outdoor areas, which may involve feeling and detecting objects beneath clothing, walking for long periods of time, detaining people, and stopping suspicious vehicles and persons.

Conduct visual and audio surveillance for extended periods of time.

Perform rescue operations at accidents, emergencies, and disasters sites. This may include directing traffic for long periods of time, administering emergency medical aid, lifting, dragging, and carrying people away from dangerous situations, and securing and evacuating people from particular areas.

Process and transport prisoners and mentally ill subjects using handcuffs and other approved restraints.

Maintain proficiency in operations of all Department equipment such as vehicles, firearms, crime scene equipment, breath test instruments, and restraining devices.

Safely operate a law enforcement vehicle during the day and/or the night and in emergency situations involving speeds in excess of posted limits, in congested traffic, and on unsafe road conditions caused by factors such as fog, smoke, rain, ice, and snow. Safely operate ATVs, snow machines, or boats as required.

Load, unload, aim and fire handguns, shotguns, and other agency firearms under conditions of stress that justify the use of deadly force and at levels of proficiency prescribed in certification standards.

Extinguish small fires using a fire extinguisher and other appropriate means.

Read and comprehend legal and non-legal documents and prepare and process such documents as citations, affidavits, and warrants. Interpret and understand these documents for testifying in court in…