Police Officer

Overview

The Police Officer is responsible for the protection of life and property, prevention of crimes, apprehension of criminals, and the general enforcement of laws and ordinances. Duties normally consist of routine patrol, preliminary investigations, and traffic regulation to provide a safe environment for citizens and visitors. Must respond and engage in calls for service, ranging from friendly assists to highly stressful and dangerous situations.

In certain cases as assigned, the incumbent is responsible for training probationary officers.

The Police Officer is involved with regular and irregular shift work and shift rotations necessary to provide police services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year (weekends and holidays included).

Please contact the SPD Training Division with any questions:  or pd training

• Provide good customer service to both internal and external customers; maintain positive and effective working relationships with other City employees (especially members of their own team), and have regular and reliable attendance that is non-disruptive. Perform other duties as required or assigned.
• Perform preventive patrol in assigned areas, both in vehicle and on foot. Enforce state and federal laws and City ordinances. Operate motor vehicle while on patrol in a safe manner for extended periods of time, in all environmental conditions and on occasion, operate the vehicle at high speeds and in congested traffic situations.
• Continually observe for and respond to criminal activity, safety hazards, traffic violations, persons needing assistance, etc. Conduct interviews and interrogate potential victims, witnesses, suspects, and offenders. Identify, collect, process, package, and log physical evidence.
• Make arrests on criminal and traffic related offenses, including DWI detection and apprehension by use of radar equipment and proper operation. Defend self and others by engaging in actual physical combat if necessary, and to subdue resistive arrestees. Conduct searches of persons, places, vehicles and things.
• Become familiar with patrol districts, geographical locations, known offenders, neighborhood routines, potential problem areas, etc. Conduct security inspections and survey buildings and businesses; handle complaints made by the public; conduct preliminary and follow-up investigations.
• Respond to emergency and non-emergency calls initiated in assigned area(s), neighboring areas inside jurisdiction, and requests by other agencies outside of jurisdiction.
• Seek and serve arrest warrants, search warrants, and other court documents. Assist various prosecutors and attorneys in preparation of cases for trial; assist judges during court sessions; testify clearly and truthfully in front of a judge and jury in court.
• Direct and control vehicular and pedestrian traffic by use of hand signals and/or a flashlight. Conduct traffic control for blocked traffic, parades, accidents, special events, etc. and provide crowd control, security, and information during special events.
• Clean and fire a variety of police weapons, including pistols, rifles, and shotguns both in the field and to meet department standards of proficiency.
• Utilize a mobile computer terminal in assigned police vehicle as a means of gathering and exchanging information. Complete traffic/criminal citations issued to violators of city and state laws. Investigate traffic accidents and report on the electronic system.
• View heinous crime scenes and identify/preserve physical evidence of a crime.
• Prepare detailed narrative reports either by composing them in long-hand or dictating for transcription, as necessary, in accordance with duty requirements.
• Respond and…