Police Officer; Certified Lateral

Description

SIGNING BONUS: $10,000 to each new hire who successfully completes their one-year probationary period.

40 Hours of Recognition Leave.

The City Of Suffolk is looking for excellent certified police officers to transfer to its growing force. As an already certified officer, you will receive the following:

• Minimum credit of 50% of your current years of service for salary determination purposes
• 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
• Excellent promotional opportunities

• Patrol 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; answer 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 a rapport with program participants to accomplish program intent.
• Perform duties relating to 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 that 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 a rapport between police and students to deter crime in schools.
• Prepare brochures and other documents to promote the Police Department.
• Counsel teachers, students, parents, etc.; maintain security during school events.
• Teach boating safety and conduct marine patrol.
• May provide security services for all city owned facilities, council meetings/work sessions, city functions, and escort services for city personnel.
• May organize and conduct security assessment drills.
• May develop, implement and maintain physical security systems for city…