Police Officer - Experienced

Bonus

$10,000 Hiring Bonus: $2,500 at commencement of employment, $2,500 after successful completion of Field Training Program and $5,000 after one year of service post Field Training.

Department: Police Department

Reports to: Police Sergeant

Hourly Wage Rate: $29.09 - $35.63

FLSA Status: Full‑time non‑exempt

Position closes: Midnight, Sunday August 23, 2026

Benefits Information: Please refer to the official benefits documentation.

Under general supervision, performs a variety of duties for the Canon City Police Department to maintain public order and to assist and protect the lives and property of Canon City residents, business owners, and visitors.

• Performs law enforcement duties on an assigned shift.
• Upholds and enforces federal, state, and municipal criminal and traffic laws and ordinances.
• Prevents criminal episodes and suppresses civil disturbances.
• Patrols City in marked or unmarked police cars, responds to calls for assistance and traffic accidents.
• Determines appropriate actions to maintain or re‑establish law and order.
• Investigates incidents.
• Intervenes in disputes.
• Writes reports.
• Controls traffic.
• Issues citations.
• Apprehends criminal suspects, makes arrests, and transports suspects to jail.
• Prepares legal paperwork such as arrest warrants, summons, probable cause affidavits, custody forms, penalty assessments, and revocation forms.
• Consults with prosecutors and testifies in court.
• Investigates crimes, collects and preserves evidence, photographs and videotapes crime scenes and accident scenes, executes search warrants and conducts searches as authorized of buildings, vehicles, documents, and computers following established procedures.
• Provides excellent customer service to external and internal customers including but not limited to effectively listening and communicating, providing accurate information, offering solutions, assisting in resolution, and ensuring timely follow up as needed.

• Assists the public with general information and safety advice. Provides first aid when needed.
• Some positions serve as Field Training Officers (FTO’s), assisting in the training of other employees.
• Some positions serve on Central Mountain Training Foundation (CMTF) Board or Peace Officer Standards & Training (POST) Board.
• Some positions serve on the Special Weapons & Tactics (SRT) team.
• Some positions serve as School Resource Officers.
• Some positions serve as K‑9 officers.
• Some positions conduct firearm training or drivers training for department.
• Some positions may be assigned to bicycle patrol.
• Performs related duties as established by law or ordinance or as reasonably directed by the City.
• Attends or completes trainings, seminars, and meetings as required.

• Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, and regulations pertaining to law enforcement issues in Canon City.
• Knowledge of the theory, principles, practices, and methods of criminal justice.
• Knowledge of the theory, principles, practices, and methods of performing police patrol or investigative duties of an assigned shift or unit within a municipal police department.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing excellent customer service, including customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Skilled in the safe use of equipment used by police officers in the performance of their duties including, but not limited to, handgun, shotgun, assault rifle, taser, pepper ball gun, pepper spray, voice recorder, flashlight, handcuffs, baton, measuring wheel, and two‑way radios.
• Skilled in protecting and preserving crime scenes and gathering evidence.
• Ability to patrol streets and public places in a marked or unmarked police vehicle, discovering and preventing the commission of crimes, and enforcing state, local, and municipal laws.
• Ability to respond to calls for service, accident scenes, acts of terror, natural disaster, and preplanned events that require a police presence.
• Ability to intervene in disputes, apprehend suspects, issue citations,…