About This Role
This role is for a line officer within the Division of Police, primarily assigned to the Patrol Bureau or Detective Bureau, but may also take on other capacities at the Chief's discretion. The position is classified under Civil Service and reports directly to an assigned Sergeant.
Responsibilities
- Drive a police vehicle, ride a bicycle, or walk, patrolling a designated area
- Report unsafe conditions such as obstructions in the streets
- Patrol a designated area to enforce State Laws and City Ordinances
- Answer calls for service as dispatched
- Investigate complaints as assigned
- Take action as necessary to prevent crime and/or to apprehend criminals
- Continually maintain public safety
- Assist citizens in a wide range of emergency and non-emergency situations
- Issue citations for violations of traffic laws
- Make arrests as warranted, sometimes requiring the use of force and physical exertion
- Transport prisoners
- Investigate vehicle accidents, attempting to determine causes and other pertinent facts
- Conduct investigations of crimes, preserve crime scenes, gather and preserve evidence
- Investigate conditions which may indicate a crime is about to be, or has been, committed
- Testify in court as subpoenaed to do so
- Assist injured persons, notify families of injuries as needed
- Sometimes process blood, urine, and other bodily fluids as evidence
- Assist stranded motorists as dispatched or encountered
- Maintain daily records and prepare reports
- Work with juveniles and school authorities
- Maintain good public relations
- Direct, enforce, and regulate traffic as needed
- Respond daily to radio or computer messages or telephone instructions
- Intervene in private or public disputes to protect citizens and to maintain order as needed
- Prepare for the prosecution of criminal offenses involving individuals who have been arrested
- Sometimes procure medical treatment or social services for individuals and may be required to transport individuals to these facilities
- Investigate delinquency, mental illness cases, and cases involving missing persons
- Carry out court orders, deliver subpoenas, and execute warrants as required
- Slate, search, question, and escort prisoners
- Prepare written reports of gathered facts when dispatched or as initiated
- Consult with and report to the assigned Sergeant on daily issues concerning duties and the business of the Division of Police
- Assist in the maintenance of cooperative relations among Division of Police personnel
