Police Officer I
CurrentOperate a police vehicle within the City limits to maintain law and order; responds to requests for assistance from residents; apprehends law violator, interviews witnesses to crimes, accidents and disturbances. • Transports suspects and witnesses to Police Headquarters for booking and interrogation; appears in court as the arresting officer; investigates complaints by business concerns, private citizens, schools, hospitals, etc. • Questions persons acting in a suspicious manner;… Show more Operate a police vehicle within the City limits to maintain law and order; responds to requests for assistance from residents; apprehends law violator, interviews witnesses to crimes, accidents and disturbances. • Transports suspects and witnesses to Police Headquarters for booking and interrogation; appears in court as the arresting officer; investigates complaints by business concerns, private citizens, schools, hospitals, etc. • Questions persons acting in a suspicious manner; directs traffic; controls crowds at parades and other public events; records all pertinent data at the scene of a vehicular accident. • Delivers subpoenas; transports prisoners as directed; receives and dispatches radio messages; reports damage or abandoned vehicles, dangerous holes in street, broken water mains, obstructions in thoroughfares; notifies headquarters that a clean-up crew is needed to remove damaged vehicles, broken glass, spilled oil or gasoline at the scene of accidents. • Attends periodic training classes to learn of new or revised regulations and policies; notifies superior of the need for vehicle maintenance. • Protection of life and property as well as the apprehension and prosecution of offenders • Responsible for the enforcement of regulatory measures and the preservation of peace • Conduct a thorough investigation of all offenses within their area of assignment and scope of activity including collecting evidence and record data which will aid in identification, apprehension and prosecution of offenders and the recovery of property Show less