Essential Job Functions

Patrols city streets to enforce traffic laws; provides emergency assistance to motorists; investigates traffic accidents; locked or stalled vehicles, directs traffic at emergency scenes. Patrols City parks and facilities, commercial and residential areas to prevent or detect criminal activity, and misconduct involving misdemeanors, felonies and other law violations. Responds to radio calls and investigates accidents, robberies, civil disturbances, domestic disputes, fights, drunkenness, missing children, prowlers, abuse of drugs, etc. Investigating criminal law violations occurring within the City limits; interrogates suspects, interviews witnesses, obtains evidence and compiles information and prepares cases for filing of charges, testifies in court, and performs other related activities. Coordinates activities with other officers or other City departments as needed, exchanges information with officers in other law enforcement agencies, and obtains advice from the City Attorney, Court Administrator, and Municipal Prosecutor's Office regarding cases, policies and procedures, as needed and assigned; provides mutual assistance. Prepare a variety of reports and records including reports of investigation, field interrogation reports, alcohol reports, driving impaired, influence reports, breathalyzer checks list, bad check form, force reports, vehicle impoundment form, traffic hazard reports, etc.