Lateral Patrol & Investigations Officer

City of Frostburg (MD); Frostburg (MD); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime pay

Court pay

Bonuses

Shift differential pay

Job summary

The Frostburg Police Department is seeking a Police Officer to patrol the City, deter crime, and respond to emergencies. You will conduct traffic enforcement, issue citations, engage with the community, and work under the chain-of-command with independent judgment.

Applicants must be Maryland-certified or eligible, possess a high school diploma or GED, maintain good moral character, have no serious criminal record, and hold a valid driver’s license.

Qualifications

• Certified by Maryland Police Training & Standards Commission for Police Officer Certification or certified in another state (will require six week course to become certified in MD)
• Good Moral Character
• No disqualifying criminal record (no serious crimes, no crimes of moral turpitude, etc.)
• Physically capable of job duties per medical examination
• Possess a valid driver’s license

Responsibilities

• Respond to emergency calls for police assistance
• Respond to crimes in progress
• Respond to motor vehicle crashes
• Interviewing victims, witnesses, and suspects
• Drafting detailed investigative reports
• Collection of evidence
• Arrests of suspects, including cooperative and resistive suspects
• Transport of arrested persons to holding facilities and the District Court Commissioner
• Completion of all required paperwork
• Monitors traffic in the City
• Conducts traffic stops and issues warnings or citations for violations
• Makes arrests for serious traffic violations, such as DWI/DUI
• Directs traffic at school crossings and other areas as needed
• Appears in courts and testifies as needed
• Appears at administrative hearings and testifies as needed
• Enforcement by citation or warning for parking violations
• Enforcement by citation or warning for littering, open container, public urination, etc.
• Engage with community members, business owners and staff, school community members
• Participate in various community events
• Performs numerous other daily duties as required, ordered, assigned, or discovered

Skills

Good Moral Character

No disqualifying criminal record

Physically capable

Possess a valid driver’s license

Education

High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent

Job description

The Frostburg Police Department is seeking a Police Officer to patrol the City, deter crime, and respond to emergencies. You will conduct traffic enforcement, issue citations, engage with the community, and work under the chain-of-command with independent judgment.

Applicants must be Maryland-certified or eligible, possess a high school diploma or GED, maintain good moral character, have no serious criminal record, and hold a valid driver’s license.