PATROL OFFICER I

About the role

The City of Greer is currently accepting applications for a Patrol Officer I in our Police Department.

Responsibilities

• Responds to various types of calls including house checks, fire calls, alarms, armed robberies, prisoner transports, weapon accidents, traffic control, abandoned vehicles, vehicle violators, school crossings, hazardous materials checks, noise complaints, murders, attempted murders, shoplifting, fraud, missing persons, nuisance calls, deceit incidents, drunks, malicious damage, missing persons, telephone incidents, sexual offenses, burglaries, assaults, death, etc.
• Patrols assigned areas which involves driving patrol vehicle, investigating suspicious situations, serving traffic tickets, assisting the public, surveying areas for crimes, and responding to any calls.
• Handles community policing which involves setting up meetings with businesses, performing security checks, working on crime prevention, and directing the public to organizations such as Department of Social Services, Meals on Wheels, counseling, etc.
• Identifies, pursues, and arrests suspects and perpetrators of criminal acts.
• Provides for public safety by maintaining order, responding to emergencies, protecting people and property, enforcing motor vehicle and criminal laws, and promoting good community relations.
• Records facts to prepare reports that document incidents and activities.
• Reviews facts of incidents to determine if criminal act or statute violations were involved.
• Investigates illegal or suspicious activities.
• Monitors, notes, reports, and investigates suspicious persons and situations, safety hazards, and unusual or illegal activity in patrol area.
• Testifies in court to present evidence or act as witness in traffic and criminal cases.
• Relays complaint and emergency-request information to appropriate agency dispatchers.
• Monitors traffic to ensure motorists observe traffic regulations and exhibit safe driving procedures.
• Drives vehicles or patrols specific areas to detect law violators, issue citations, and make arrests.
• Executes arrest warrants, locating and taking persons into custody.
• Patrols and guards or assigned areas to provide security, enforce laws, maintain order, and arrest violators for the municipal court.
• Photographs or draws diagrams of crime or accident scenes and interviews principals and eyewitnesses.
• Evaluates complaint and emergency-request information to determine response requirements.
• Patrols specific area on foot, bicycle, or motorized conveyance, responding promptly to calls for assistance.
• Investigates traffic accidents and other accidents to determine causes and to determine if a crime has been committed.
• Verifies that the proper legal charges have been made against law offenders.
• Transports or escorts prisoners and defendants in route to courtrooms, prisons or jails, attorneys' offices, or medical facilities.
• Directs traffic flow and reroute traffic in case of emergencies.
• Questions individuals entering secured areas to determine their business, directing and rerouting individuals as necessary.
• Places people in protective custody.
• Serves subpoenas, summonses, jury summonses, and other court orders.
• Informs citizens of community services and recommends options to facilitate longer-term problem resolution.
• Provides road information to assist motorists.
• Conducts community programs for all ages concerning topics such as drugs and violence.
• Receives, reviews, prepares, and/or submits a variety of reports and records including codes, traffic tickets, accident reports,