Police Detective

Salary: $75,521.00 - $142,312.00 Annually
Location : 65 Plaza Street Leesburg, VA
Job Type: RFT
Job Number: 01325
Department: Leesburg Police
Opening Date: 09/24/2026
Closing Date: 10/16/2026 11:59 PM Eastern


About the Town of Leesburg and Nature of Work
The Town of Leesburg Police Department is accepting applications for the position of Detective within the Criminal Investigations Section (CIS). Detectives are responsible for the prevention, detection, investigation, and prosecution of criminal violations related to crimes of persons and property in the Town of Leesburg. Work involves processing crime scenes, conducting interviews (witnesses/victims/suspects), preparing affidavits for search warrants, making arrests, the completion of investigative police reports and case files, the presentation of criminal cases to prosecutors, and testifying in court.

Detectives are required to remain flexible in working hours and are required to be on a rotational on-call status. Detectives are assigned cases by supervisory personnel and are expected to work efficiently with little supervision and maintain communication with both victims of crime and supervisory personnel to update progress and developments regarding assigned cases. Occasionally, Detectives are required to supplement uniform patrol as needed for staffing emergencies and Town wide special events.
For more detailed job descriptions, please visit the Town's

Selected candidates will join a in an innovative municipality. Leesburg, hometown of the 21st century, is located 35 miles west of the nation's capital and enjoys vibrant and authentic community with a population of more than 50,000 residents. The Town strongly encourages innovation, promotes career development, and offers excellent benefits to employees, including membership to the Town's full-service recreation center, retirement benefits through the Virginia Retirement System and Nationwide, affordable health insurance, and numerous other fringe benefits. For more information on the Town's robust benefits package, please visit the Town's Employee Benefits page.

Career Development Program
The Leesburg Police Department offers a career development program. The purpose of the program is to recognize and compensate individuals who have acquired additional or advance work related knowledge, skills and abilities during their career with the Leesburg Police Department. This program provides a career development plan based on an employee's performance, training, and length of service.

Required Qualifications

• HS/GED
• Must be 21 years of age with US Citizenship
• Possession of a valid driver's license and a safe driving record
• Virginia DCJS Certified Law Enforcement Officer
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience as a Detective
• Minimum of five (5) years of law enforcement officer experience for consideration for employment as Police Officer III (P3)
• Minimum of nine (9) years of law enforcement officer experience and 60 college credit hours for consideration for employment as Master Police Officer (P4)
• Must be able to provide testimony under oath in a court of law

Preferred Qualifications

• Postsecondary Education (Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees)
• Major crimes investigation experience

• Reid Interview and Interrogation trained
• Child forensic interview trained
• Polygraph examiner
• Virginia Department of Forensic Science Academy graduate
• Fingerprint Examiner/AFIS experience
• Advanced training in computer and mobile device forensics
• Experience in and specialty task force assignments
• Ability to use computers to research information
• Self-motivated and ability to work with minimal supervision
• Willingness to follow directions to achieve the goals and objectives of the department
• Ability to react quickly both mentally and physically to dangerous situations
• Bilingual in English/Spanish.

Please note that when completing the supplemental questions, any willful omission, deception, or deliberate falsehoods in the responses are cause for immediate removal and future applications will not be considered.

ADA/EOE
Please click on " Employee Benefits " to review detailed information regarding employee benefits for regular full-time and regular part-time employees.