Police Officer - Lateral

About the role

This is full-service local law enforcement work that involves the protection of life and property and the enforcement of laws and ordinances.

Responsibilities

• Enforcing state and local criminal laws
• Enforcing traffic laws and writing traffic citations; investigating traffic accidents
• Making physical arrests, to include writing the statement of charges for said arrests
• Testifying in court for traffic citations and criminal arrests
• Responding to basic calls for police service, like commercial and residential alarms, neighbor disputes, barking dogs, and loud music complaints
• Responding to highly stressful and/or hostile situations in progress, like robberies, burglaries, thefts in progress, and domestic assaults
• Investigating crimes like robberies, burglaries, thefts in progress, and domestic assaults; writing arrest warrants for said investigations
• Pursuing and subduing prisoners

Requirements

• Graduation from high school
• Successful completion of recruit and/or entry-level training and probationary period
• Possession of a valid non-commercial Class C motor vehicle operator's license or equivalent license from another state
• United States citizenship is required
• Current Certification as a Police Officer by the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission (MPCTC) is required
• You are also eligible to apply if you were certified as a police officer within the last three (3) years from the date of hire to the Anne Arundel County Police Department (August 26, 2027), and you were separated in good standing
• Previous MPCTC-certified candidates must have been separated in good standing from a law enforcement unit within the last three (3) years from the date of hire to the Anne Arundel County Police Department (August 26, 2027)
• Current or past experience must contain the following job duties: Enforcing state and local criminal laws, Enforcing traffic laws and writing traffic citations; investigating traffic accidents, Making physical arrests, to include writing the statement of charges for said arrests, Testifying in court for traffic citations and criminal arrests, Responding to basic calls for police service, like commercial and residential alarms, neighbor disputes, barking dogs, and loud music complaints, Responding to highly stressful and/or hostile situations in progress, like robberies, burglaries, thefts in progress, and domestic assaults, Investigating crimes like robberies, burglaries, thefts in progress, and domestic assaults; writing arrest warrants for said investigations, Pursuing and subduing prisoners

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Must have a valid non-commercial Class C motor vehicle operator's license or equivalent license from another state

Skills

None specified in the job posting.

Benefits

• Medical/Health Insurance Plans: BlueChoice Advantage EPO, BlueChoice Advantage PPO, Dental Insurance: CIGNA Dental PPO (Buy-Up), CIGNA Dental PPO (CORE), CIGNA Dental HMO (DHMO), Vision Insurance: EyeMed, Employee Life Insurance: Term insurance of up to 2 times salary ($100,000 maximum) for employees at no cost.
• Ability to purchase Supplemental & Dependent Life Insurance, Disability Income Insurance, Pension Plan, Normal retirement after 20 years of service or Age 50 and 5 years of service, Deferred Compensation Section 457 Plan, Direct Deposit, Credit Union, Holidays: Sixteen days provided as additional annual leave, Annual Leave: Less than 5 years - 10 days, 5 years to less than 10 years - 15 days, 10 years to less than 20 years - 20 days, 20 years or more - 25 days, Disability Leave: Accrual at a rate of 15 days a year, Personal Wellness Leave: Twenty-four (24) hours of personal wellness leave each calendar year, Employee Assistance Program: Free, confidential counseling for employee and family members four times per year per problem per family member; also counseling on legal and financial issues; assistance in locating childcare and elder care, Flexible Spending Accounts: Dependent Care Reimbursement, Health Care Reimbursement, Voluntary Benefits: Provides you an opportunity to enroll in any or all of the benefits listed below with the convenience of payroll deduction, Universal Life Insurance with Long Term Care Rider, United Legal Benefits 01

Pay

The maximum starting salary for Lateral entry officers is $87,523.

Schedule

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