Duties
Enforces the law and ordinances of the City and State and all other pertinent laws;Patrols an assigned area during a specific period and/or responds to calls for service;
Checks doors and windows and examines premises of unoccupied buildings or residences in order to detect any suspicious conditions;
Investigates suspicious conditions and complaints and makes arrests of persons who violate laws and ordinances;
Accompanies prisoners to headquarters, jail or court and appears and testifies in court as required;
Maintains surveillance and contact with known criminals and their associates;
Directs traffic and enforces traffic laws;
Checks automobile parking in restricted areas and issues citations when appropriate;
Works at desk, answering telephone, dispatching patrol cars, operating radio transmitter, maintaining records, preparing reports and performing other clerical and administrative duties;
Prepares and gives lectures to school, civic and other groups;
Responds to calls for service involving fires or accidents as directed, gives all possible assistance and prepares necessary reports;
Maintains order in crowds and attends parades, funerals or other public gatherings and quells rioters or other unruly disturbances;
Escorts funerals, parades and other public processions;
Watches for stolen cars and wanted or missing persons;
Makes investigations and enforces City and State laws pertaining to juvenile offenders;
Answers criminal complaints and takes necessary corrective action;
Gives advice on laws, ordinances and general information to the public;
Provides emergency first aid as required;
May be assigned to undercover or plainclothes investigative tasks;
Serves as crime laboratory officer, collecting and evaluating evidence, taking and processing photographs, lifting latent prints, DNA etc.;
Serves as drug custody coordinator;
Interviews applicants for positions and conducts additional interviews of references and others familiar with applicants’ background;
Classifies police incident reports in accordance with uniform crime code;
Operates motorcycle, radio patrol car, patrol wagon or police copter as required;
Writes reports and testifies in court as required;
Acts for Corporal or Sergeant in their absence as required; and
Performs other related job duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
High School Diploma or an acceptable equivalency diploma (GED) and preferably possession of an associate degree in a job-related field; with no experience required.
Special Qualifications:
Possession of certificate of satisfactory completion from the Maryland Police Training Commission.
Radar Certification.
Intoximeter Certification (as needed) .
Firearms Certification.
NCIC Training.
Taser Certification.
First Responder Certified (First Aid/CPR).
Possession of a valid Driver’s License.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of Federal, State and City laws;
- Knowledge of the City boundaries, geography and streets;
- Skill in the use of firearms;
- Skill using sound judgment, tact and courtesy;
- Ability to understand and carry out complex oral and written instructions;
- Ability to drive an automobile or a motorcycle;
- Ability to use good powers of observation and memory;
- Ability to operate small office equipment, including copy machines or multi-line telephone systems;
- Ability to operate computers for data entry, word processing and/or recordkeeping purposes;
- Ability to operate highly technical computer applications, such as GIS or Computer Aided Dispatch;
- Ability to operate small/light equipment;
- Ability to operate small and medium equipment and machinery, such as vehicles