Police Officer; Entry Level​/Academy Graduate

For more information about the Milpitas Police Department, benefits, incentives, and our Recruitment Process click on the following link: www.

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Police Officers serve a diverse community by performing law enforcement and crime prevention duties, which include but are not limited to controlling traffic flow, conducting investigative work, and performing a variety of technical law enforcement tasks. Police Officers also patrol the City in computer‑equipped vehicles, make arrests as necessary, interview victims, complainants and witnesses, collect evidence, and prepare written reports.

The Milpitas Police Department is committed to the protection of lives and property by working with our community and providing professional and responsive police services. This is an opportunity to join a dedicated group of professionals who enjoy ensuring the safety of our citizens.

Milpitas Police Department provides 24 hours-a-day, 365 days-a-year policing services to the City, keeps the peace, and prevents & controls crime. The Department’s nine functions include:
Administration, Patrol Services, Traffic Safety Unit, Crossing Guards, Police Community Relations Unit, Investigations Unit, Communications Unit, Records Unit, and Personnel & Training.

Located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay, Milpitas is a progressive community that is an integral part of Silicon Valley. As a full‑service city of 452 full‑time employees with water utility, sewer utility, police and fire services, Milpitas serves a diverse population of nearly 80,000.

Milpitas is the eighth‑fastest growing city in the United States according to the US Census, and the second fastest in California. The home ownership rate is close to 70%, and the Milpitas housing market remains relatively affordable in Santa Clara County. Milpitas is often called the "Crossroads of Silicon Valley" with most of its 13.63 square miles of land situated between two major freeways (I‑880 and I‑680), Route 237, and a County expressway.

Incorporated in 1954, the City of Milpitas is a bustling general‑law city supervised by a council‑manager form of government. Milpitas is a full‑service city that includes Police, Fire, and a water utility and sewer utility. The Council makes planning and policy decisions for residents, and oversees the City’s $253.2 million budget. Issues currently challenging the City include development, quality of life, and traffic.

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• Patrol City in the radio‑equipped car; answer calls for the protection of life and property, and the enforcement of City, County, and State laws; may conduct both preliminary and follow‑up investigations of disturbances, prowlers, burglaries, thefts, hold‑ups, death, and other criminal incidents.
• Make arrests as necessary; interview victims, complainants, and witnesses; interrogate suspects; gather and preserve evidence; testify and present evidence in court.
• Prepare reports and arrests made, activities performed, and unusual incidents observed.
• Stop drivers who are operating vehicles in violation of laws; issue citations and make arrests as necessary.
• Maintain contact with citizens regarding potential law enforcement problems and preserve good relationships with the general public.

Any combination of experience and/or education that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

• None required.

• Sixty‑semester units of college‑level studies with major course work in police science or related field. i.e. liberal arts, business, psychology, or political science.

• Possession of or ability to obtain and maintain an appropriate, valid California Driver’s License.

• POST Entry Level Police Officer test with a minimum T‑score of 45, taken within one year of the filing deadline.
• Certificate of passing the physical agility test at a South Bay Regional Safety Training Consortium (SBRSTC) academy within one year of the filing deadline.
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