Police Officer (Lateral Level)

Police Officer

Performs fully responsible, professional law enforcement and other police services as necessary to serve the public; maintain public peace and order; protect life and property; prevent crime; make investigations; apprehend violators of the law, and otherwise assure proper enforcement of laws and ordinances in accordance with the mission, vision, and core values of the department and in compliance with governing federal, state, and local laws. Employees are sworn to act on behalf of the Police Department and the City of Anacortes and carry firearms in the performance of their duties.

Responds to calls, complaints, or reports of the actual, possible, or potential occurrence of specific criminal activity and takes appropriate action. This may include, but is not limited to, mediating civil disputes or interceding in domestic disturbances; maintaining peace; protecting persons; enforcing traffic laws; apprehending, controlling and arresting persons, including those who are violent and/or emotional; assisting disabled persons, motorists, and others; and providing information and direction.

Respond to and conduct investigation of events related to complaints, neighborhood disputes, vehicle collisions, industrial accidents, or alleged crimes, including but not limited to homicide, sexual assault, burglary, robbery, theft, felony assault, fatal traffic collisions, vehicular homicide, vehicular assault, family domestic violence, child abuse, elder abuse, and drug-related or alcohol-related offenses.

Engage in motor vehicle enforcement, including arresting DWI (driving while intoxicated) suspects; executing felony motor vehicle stops, and stopping vehicles to investigate, warn, or arrest occupants.

Ability to cope with a wide variety of situations with tact, discretion, courtesy, and respect for citizen's rights.

Maintain a satisfactory level of readiness for duty to include physical conditioning, firearms skills, less than lethal weapons and defensive tactics skills.

Administers immediate assistance to citizens in critical and/or emergency situations where the security of lives and/or property may be endangered. In the course of duty, officers are exposed to a range of physical injuries, accidents, child abuse, mental health concerns, or death where they may be required to administer first aid, CPR or other assistance prior to the arrival of emergency services, and to provide support to victims and families. Use protective gear and follow all protocols for safety and infection control.

Secures and controls crime scenes and administers aid, including photograph physical evidence; collect and secure digital evidence; dust and lift latent prints; sketch the crime scene, including recording location of physical evidence at scene; locate and protect latent evidence, and collect and package all physical evidence following all procedures to document chain of custody of evidence. Prepare evidence as necessary for appropriate crime labs. Prepare proper crime scene documents.

Perform felony and misdemeanor investigations.

Respond courteously to public inquiries within the scope of knowledge and position. Perform community public relations duties as appropriate or as directed.

As directed and assigned, perform duties of special assignments.

Assist Community Service Officers when necessary, with their duties to include animal control, code enforcement, and parking enforcement.

Complete all reports and forms accurately and in a timely manner.

Perform all routine and non-routine duties of community patrol, including radar checks, traffic control, response to calls and complaints, and investigation of any apparent violation of the law.

May perform portions of the work of higher classified positions occasionally, as assigned.

May perform duties of similar complexity in any City department as required or assigned.