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Police Officer
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What they do
A Law Enforcement Officer enforces jurisdictional laws, maintains public safety, and protects property and people in the community. Patrols neighborhoods, responds to emergency calls and crime scenes, watches for traffic and driving violations. Authorized to arrest criminals; prepares cases and testifies in court.
$62,112 / year median in Tennessee
+6% projected growth
Job Description
Police Officer Job Type:
Full Time Eagleville, TN Eagleville Police Department Position Summary:
Maintains law and order within the city limits and in the surrounding community. Performs general and specialized police work involving the enforcement of laws and ordinances, protecting life and property, detection and arrest of violators, crime prevention, community services or other specialized assignments of comparable responsibility.Essential Functions:
- Patrols the City by automobile, or on foot for the prevention of crime and enforcement of all applicable criminal, traffic, and City Ordinances;
- Pursues offenders by patrol vehicle and on foot, stops offenders, subdues resisting offenders using force where appropriate, including deadly force, and arrests offenders;
- Responds to calls for service involving crimes such as robberies, assaults, homicides, and narcotics violations;
- Responds to general public service calls for civil or societal problems;
- Secures and protects the scene of a crime; makes arrests; determines suspect involvement in other crimes and investigates accordingly;
- Responds to hazardous materials incidents and traffic accidents; investigates traffic accidents; detects impaired drivers; administers first aid; directs traffic and requests medical assistance;
- Prepares reports to accurately document information;
- Performs a variety of general criminal investigations involving property and persons crimes; gathers evidence; preserves crime scene; prepares cases for prosecution; interviews persons involved in incidents;
- Writes and executes search warrants;
- Searches persons, places, and things;
- Seizes and impounds property and evidence;
- Transports persons and property.