Lateral Police Detective

About the role

The Commerce City Police Department is seeking Lateral Police Detectives to join our team. Candidates must have a minimum of five (5) years full-time experience as a patrol officer and a minimum of two (2) additional years of full-time criminal detective or investigative experience for a local or state law enforcement agency.

Responsibilities

• Actively engage the community and build trusting relationships with community members, co-workers and colleagues.
• Exercise leadership in the community to implement problem-solving activities.
• Exercise independent judgment and discretion in dealing with routine, dangerous or unusual situations, safety practices and procedures.
• Patrol an assigned area searching for indicators of possible criminal activity or threats to life and property.
• Answer calls for police service; enforce municipal ordinances and state laws; make field contacts and prepare required reports; conduct preliminary and follow-up investigations of criminal incidents.
• Make traffic stops and issue warnings or citations as necessary; check vehicles and observe occupants of vehicles; respond to traffic-related incidents and other emergencies; provide first aid for injured persons, and take safeguards to prevent further accidents; interview principals and witnesses; take written statements and examine conditions of accident scenes; clear or direct the clearing of obstructions and wreckage; observe, monitor, and control routine and unusual traffic conditions; assist, advise and educate motorists and enforce traffic laws.
• Make arrests as necessary; serve warrants and subpoenas; conduct searches and seizures involving people, vehicles and structures; interview victims, complainants and witnesses; interrogate suspects; mediate civil disputes, gather and preserve evidence; receive, search and book prisoners; fingerprint and transport prisoners; testify and present evidence in court.
• Write reports and field notes; participate in individual and staff development; attend briefings and training sessions; perform routine maintenance on assigned firearms and other department issued equipment.
• Assist the public and answer questions; administer first aid and respond to calls for medical assistance; establish and maintain good relationships with the public.
• Maintain knowledge of local ordinances and state laws, rules of evidence for criminal cases, crime prevention techniques, current investigation techniques, traffic control techniques, and care and custody of persons and property.
• Drive vehicles under normal, hazardous and emergency conditions.
• Availability to work long hours and to called out while off duty.
• Work consistently and effectively without direct supervision; autonomously but work well in a team environment.

Requirements

• At least twenty-one (21) years old.
• Possess a valid Colorado driver's license OR are eligible to obtain a Colorado driver's license upon hire.
• Earned a High School Diploma or a General Education Development (GED) or high school equivalency certificate.
• Colorado P.O.S.T. Certified or eligible for Colorado P.O.S.T. certification.
• Currently employed by a local, county or state law enforcement agency as a certified peace officer (Does not include corrections or detention officers).
• Minimum of five (5) years of full-time experience as a patrol or related law enforcement officer position.
• Minimum of an additional two (2) years of full-time criminal detective or investigative experience for a local or state law enforcement agency.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of federal, state, and city laws, ordinances, and regulations, the vehicle code, penal code, laws of arrest; search and seizure; rules of evidence; and court procedures.
• Advanced knowledge of modern law enforcement, patrol, investigation, public relations, and report writing practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of proper and legal arrest and detention procedures.
• Knowledge, skill and ability to obtain information through deliberate interview, interrogation, and observation techniques.
• Knowledge and skill to prepare accurate and grammatically correct written reports.
• Knowledge and skill in the proper use of firearms, firearms maintenance, and firearms safety practices.
• Knowledge and skill in the proper use and deployment of emergency vehicle operations, defensive tactics, and officer safety techniques.
• Skill in the operation of telecommunication and radio equipment.
• Skill to deploy and use various types of equipment required in the completion of daily work activities.
• Skill to identify problems, formulate a problem plan and implement a solution.
• Skill to operate a computer and software related to records management, scheduling, and reporting writing.
• Ability to exercise responsibility for the enforcement of federal, state and local laws relating to public safety and welfare.
• Ability to formulate timely decisions to respond to the observation and detection of criminal activity.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with staff, coworkers, other officers, supervisors, City officials, members of other public safety agencies, and the community.
• Ability to develop sustainable relationships with others.
• Ability to maintain control in various situations wherein danger is present.
• Ability to react quickly, yet calmly, in dangerous, dynamic and emergency situations.
• Ability to work in stressful, high-risk conditions.
• Ability to adapt to changing or evolving situations.
• Ability to engage actively and proactively with the community.
• Ability to perform the duties and actions necessary to promote and protect the safety and welfare of the general public.
• Ability to adapt to spontaneous and varying work demands.
• Ability to work well and collaborate with outside agencies.
• Ability to effectively and efficiently manage a working case load, conduct necessary follow up, and complete case work within required or directed timeframes, while completing various other department related duties simultaneously.

Skills

• Advanced knowledge of federal, state, and city laws, ordinances, and regulations, the vehicle code, penal code, laws of arrest; search and seizure; rules of evidence; and court procedures.
• Advanced knowledge of modern law enforcement, patrol, investigation, public relations, and report writing practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of proper and legal arrest and detention procedures.
• Knowledge, skill and ability to obtain information through deliberate interview, interrogation, and observation techniques.
• Knowledge and skill to prepare accurate and grammatically correct written reports.
• Knowledge and skill in the proper use of firearms, firearms maintenance, and firearms safety practices.
• Knowledge and skill in the proper use and deployment of emergency vehicle operations, defensive tactics, and officer safety techniques.
• Skill in the operation of telecommunication and radio equipment.
• Skill to deploy and use various types of equipment required in the completion of daily work activities.
• Skill to identify problems, formulate a problem plan and implement a solution.
• Skill to operate a computer and software related to records management, scheduling, and reporting writing.

Benefits

Per the CCPD FOP CBA, the City will annually survey eight comparable agencies to determine annual pay rate minimum and maximum averages. The City will then add three (3%) percent to those averages to set new pay scales. Intermediate steps will be equally spaced out based on the new minimum and maximum pay rates. The pay scale adjustments will occur annually in May.

Pay

The Commerce City Police Department fosters and actively engages in community-based policing initiatives that promote a standard of excellence in providing police services in Commerce City and the region. The pay scale adjustments will occur annually in May.

Schedule

The schedule for the Commerce City Police Department is designed to accommodate the needs of the department and the community. It includes a mix of day shifts, night shifts, and weekend shifts, ensuring a balanced workload and coverage across the department.