Police Officer

• Respond to and investigate calls for service involving violations of criminal law, municipal code violations, and motor vehicle accidents. • Apprehend, arrest and/or cite individuals who violate statute, law, or code. • Monitor motorist compliance with traffic laws and take appropriate enforcement actions when necessary. • Operate a law enforcement vehicle during both day and night; in emergency situations involving speeds in excess of posted limits, in congested traffic and in unsafe road conditions caused by factors such as fog, smoke, rain, ice and snow. • Pursue fleeing suspects and perform rescue operations which may involve quickly entering and exiting law enforcement patrol vehicles; lifting, carrying and dragging heavy objects; climbing over and pulling up oneself over obstacles; climbing through openings; jumping over surfaces and using body force to gain entrance through barriers. • Collect evidence and substances. • Load, unload, aim and fire from a variety of body positions department issued firearms under conditions of stress that justify the use of deadly force and at levels of proficiency prescribed in certification standards. • Perform searches of people, vehicles, buildings and large outdoor areas which may involve feeling and detecting objects, detaining people and stopping suspicious vehicles and persons. • Conduct visual and audio surveillance for extended periods of time. • Engage in law enforcement patrol functions that include such things as working rotating shifts, walking on foot and bicycle patrols, and physically checking the doors and windows of buildings to ensure they are secure. • Process and transport prisoners and mental patients using appropriate restraints. • Extinguish small fires by using a fire extinguisher or other means. • Process arrested suspects. • Operate various speed detection devices. Non-essential • Prepare written reports, citations, and other records. • Read and comprehend legal and non-legal documents, including the preparation and processing of such documents as citations, affidavits, complaints and warrants. • Perform criminal investigations.