Police Officer II

About the role

This position patrols the city limits of Foley and enforces city and state criminal traffic codes. It involves performing community policing and public service elements of policing, executing arrest warrants, search warrants, and court subpoenas, conducting investigations, responding to emergencies, and maintaining community relationships.

Responsibilities

• Patrols designated areas or sectors of the city looking for suspicious persons or activity.
• Responds to all complaints, robberies, burglaries, domestic disturbances, fights, accidents, etc. and completes all related paperwork in a neat and timely fashion.
• Conducts investigations of complaints and incidents including, but not limited to, interviewing victims, complainants, witnesses, and alleged perpetrators; and collecting evidence and preparing all related paperwork.
• Responds to all emergency situations such as medical and fire calls to provide assistance and support to emergency personnel.
• Enforces all City and State laws.
• Executes arrest warrants, search warrants, and subpoenas.
• Maintains excellent community and police relationships by making positive contact with people in neighborhoods, schools, and the business district.
• Secures and safeguards all major crime scenes such as murder, rape, shootings, etc., and processes crime scenes not responded to by investigators.
• Secures perimeter; cordons and initiates pursuits during manhunts or crimes in progress involving fleeing suspects.
• Ensures that police equipment is functioning properly.
• Reports any and all faulty or malfunctioning equipment.
• Attends training sessions and other continuing education courses as required by department or state.
• Conducts special patrol techniques and assignments to target drug dealers, users, and other high profile criminal activities such as burglaries, rape, and robberies, etc., and may include other community relations assignments within neighborhoods and the business community.
• Operates and administers Draeger Alcohol Test to motorists as required by circumstances.
• Investigates traffic accidents by interviewing witnesses, victims, and other persons involved.
• Testifies in Circuit Court, Civil Court and Probate Court and prepares all documentation as required by case or City/District Attorney; assists with case preparation as needed.
• Receives and reviews a variety of information to include criminal histories, personal information (SSN, DOB, address), SOPs and City PSP, e-mail, criminal histories, training, calls from dispatch, suspect descriptions, vehicle info, shift briefings, BOLO’s from other agencies, statements, descriptions, verbal statements, legal updates, classroom training, crime scene evidence, subpoenas, observation, requests from other agencies, missing persons broadcast, calls for service, and warrants.
• Prepares and/or generates a variety of information to include criminal histories, personal information, pass-on requests, field training DER’s, e-mails, arrest reports, incident/offense reports, grand jury packet, juvenile packet, accident report, citations, deposition worksheet, wrecker report, UTTC, and close patrols.
• Utilizes a variety of computer software such as Police Pak, E-Cite, Omni Forms, MS Word, MS Office, Internet Explorer, Move, ALACOP, GMAIL, Google Docs, Easy Draw, NCIC, LETS, Search bug and Street Draw.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: High School Diploma or its equivalent (applicants certified in another state are required to pass the ACT WorkKeys or possess an Associate’s Degree or higher), current POST certification, and three (3) years as a POST sworn officer. Must pass a psychological examination, drug test, a full driving and criminal background check, and a polygraph examination.
• Special Qualifications: Required training and/or certifications including: POST Certification, Basic CPR/First Aid, and a Valid Driver’s License.

Physical Demands

The work is heavy work which requires exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Requires standing or sitting for sustained periods of time; walking or moving from one work site to another; manual dexterity to pick, pinch, type, or otherwise work primarily with fingers; mental acuity including the ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes; hearing to receive detailed information and to make the discrimination in sound; and the ability to express ideas by means of the spoken word and have close visual acuity.

Benefits

The City's group insurance is currently through Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama. The employees’ health, vision, hearing and dental premiums are paid in full by the City. The City pays 50% of family coverage. The employee cost for family health, vision and hearing is $67.47 per semi-monthly deduction cycle and dental is $10.00 per semi-monthly deduction cycle. See enclosed booklets in your onboarding plan for coverage details.

Contact Information

Employer: City of Foley
Address: 407 E Laurel Avenue, Foley, Alabama, 36536
Phone: 251-943-1545
Website: www.cityoffoley.org