Police Officer

Police Officer

POLICE OFFICER - Police

Under supervision, patrol and provide enforcement, detection and prevention under the laws of the City, State, and United States. Carry out special assignments in the field of police work. Provide reports of assignments and/or related work as needed. Perform other related work as required.

• Enforce appropriate City Ordinances, State and Federal laws, all Written Directives.
• Make ethical decisions that conform to applicable laws, Department Policy, Regulations, etc., without supervision when appropriate.
• Work well with the public and coworkers daily, communicating effectively, maintaining alertness, composure, helpful attitude and professionalism in all circumstances, including stress, verbal abuse, criticism, and/or other adverse conditions.
• Provide police services and assistance.
• Follow a chain of command and instructions, receptive to supervision.
• Immediately comprehend and execute orders from a supervisor in emergency situations.
• Adapt toward procedures, programs, regular and special assignments.
• Begin and seek out work without supervision.
• Recognize the need for supervisory intervention and seek it when needed; keep supervisors informed of relevant activity.
• Recognize, identify, and preserve crime scenes.
• Conduct accurate, thorough, and complete investigations.
• Load and unload police equipment from a vehicle, including lifting objects weighing 50 pounds or less from trunk, back seat, etc.
• Raise a pistol, rifle, or shotgun to aim at a subject for an extended period of time without firing.
• Shoot a pistol, rifle, or shotgun; discharge tear gas canisters.
• Demonstrate competent weapons proficiency. Clean and maintain duty weapons.
• Use a baton to control hostile subjects.
• Perform defensive and/or other hand-to-hand combat tactics.
• Display proficiency in officer survival and safety tactics.
• Physically restrain individuals in the following circumstances: mutual combat, pushing or shoving (crowd control), those under the influence of hallucinogens or other behavior-altering drugs, those suffering from psychosis or other violent mental disorder.
• Use armlock/wristlock/neck restraint on an individual when necessary.
• Wrestle with hostile subjects when necessary.
• Physically hold unwilling subjects until help arrives.
• Apply handcuffs to unwilling subjects.
• Physically take away knives, guns, clubs, or other weapons from aggressive subjects.
• Physically assist drunks in walking, entering police car.
• Forcefully grab subjects by the arm to lead them away.
• Search persons/vehicles for weapons, evidence, contraband.
• Search buildings in dark or low-light conditions.
• Search storm sewers, tunnels for suspects/missing persons.
• Use forced entry techniques such as breaking down doors.
• Conduct foot patrol.
• Chase suspects for extended distances (over 100 yards) over adverse terrain e.g., rugged fields, alley ways, over fences, etc.
• Run up and down flights of stairs/steps to assist other officers or apprehend subjects.
• Break up fights between/among: prisoners in jail; citizens at bars, restaurants, athletic events, other public places and events.
• Carry or drag: injured persons; reluctant protesters and sit-down strikers from protest area.
• Climb buildings, crawl through windows, climb ladders, walk on rooftops to search for criminal entry, evidence, or suspects.
• Walk door to door seeking information about a crime or subject.
• Walk long distances (over 1/4 mile) to search for missing persons/suspects/evidence; may include searching difficult areas e.g., woods, creeks, construction sites, etc.
• Participate in stakeouts in confining or uncomfortable areas e.g., in trees, bushes, on ledges, etc.
• Physically assist seizure victims to prevent injury.
• Administer CPR/first aid in emergency medical situations.
• Assist ambulance attendants in carrying victims under adverse conditions, e.g., up/down stairs, over rough terrain, out of creeks, etc.
• Direct or control traffic with a flashlight or hand signals for more than one hour at a time.
• Stand on hard surfaces for long periods of time (over 1 hour) performing guard/security duties.
• Enter and exit a police vehicle quickly.
• Operate speed detection radar,…