Police Officer; Building Safety Officer

Overview

The City of Suffolk is looking for some excellent Certified Police Officers to transfer to our growing police force! As an already certified police officer, you will receive the following:

• Only 1 year with our Department to be eligible to apply for Specialty units
• No Recruit Academy - Modified post Academy and Field Training for the City of Suffolk instead

Out of state applicants are welcome and encouraged to apply! (May be required to attend an abbreviated Academy.)

Learn more about our Police Department here:

• Under general supervision performs general and specialized law enforcement work for the City Police Department. This includes protecting lives, property, and rights of the public; investigating criminal activity; serving criminal process papers; and assisting in community functions. Prepare files, reports and records and testify in court. Exercise tact and firmness in frequent public contact. Exercise independent judgment and initiative in performing assigned tasks.
  
  Subject to the usual hazards of law enforcement work. Job functions may vary based on area of assignment within the Police Department.
• Patrols an assigned area of the City using a police vehicle to detect and deter criminal activities; monitor radio calls; inspect troublesome areas and check security of business establishments; respond to complaint calls and investigate crimes and disturbances; interview witnesses; gather evidence and transport to the lab; interrogate suspects and make arrests; prepare investigation reports.
• Serve legal papers such as summons and warrants and civil process papers; explain briefly the meaning of the papers served and make arrests when necessary.
• Prepare various reports and forms such as case files, offense reports, accident reports, tow sheets and cards, property vouchers, lab requests, etc.
• Receive and handle citizen complaints and inquiries.
• Transport prisoners and mental patients as required; serve mental papers.
• Investigate accidents; perform first aid; secure and clear accident scenes; direct traffic; investigate fatalities of accidents.
• Investigate misdemeanor and felony crimes; conduct building checks; report traffic hazards.
• Process minor crime scenes including collecting, packaging, and vouchering evidence, photographing, and sketching; prepare felony case reports.
• Monitor vehicle speeds with radar; conduct criminal and driving checks; issue summons for violations; operate breathalyzer machine.
• Conduct surveillance using relevant techniques.
• Assist State and Federal agencies in conducting various investigations; prepare affidavits and search warrants; testify in court.
• Teach programs based on topic areas of assigned units; prepare visual aids, lesson plans, handouts, etc.; participate in extracurricular activities; build rapport with program participants to accomplish program intent.
• Performs duties relating to the recruitment of new officers; coordinate and participate in training sessions; administer physical agility tests; coordinate appointments for oral review board, polygraph and employment physicals; conduct background checks.
• Answer confidential "crime line" public access phone for reporting crime and other information; provide reports to crime stoppers international; maintain records of calls received and numbers calls; meet with Board on approval of the "crime line".
• Act as media contact; provide interviews and materials to the media; attend major media functions.
• Order and issue uniforms and equipment for departmental personnel.
• Process arrest information; note warrants have been executed; update communications division files.
• Retrieve warrants from magistrate's office and the courts; assign warrant number; log warrants in warrant book; prepare card for communications division files; file warrants; purge felony and misdemeanor warrants as required by law; execute state and local criminal warrants.
• Coordinate policing efforts with civic leagues and community groups; attend civic league and PTA meetings; participate in community functions; act as liaison between schools and Police Department.
• Monitor interior and exterior of school buildings; develop rapport between…