Police Officer

• Performs police patrol, investigation, traffic regulation, and related law enforcement activities
• Works on assigned shifts performing security patrols, traffic control, preliminary investigation, first aid at accident scenes, and detection, investigation and arrest of persons involved in crimes
• Patrols streets, parks, commercial and residential areas to preserve the peace and enforce the law
• Quickly responds to 911 emergency radio calls
• Examines doors, windows, premises of unoccupied building in order to detect suspicious conditions
• Accompanies prisoners to the police station, jail or court and appears in court as arresting officer
• Gives advice on laws and ordinances and general information to the public
• Attends training classes in police methods, firearms, first aid, and related subjects
• Provides security and transportation for involuntarily committed mental health patients as assigned
• Performs typical duties involving: dusting for latent fingerprints, obtaining fingerprints of suspects
• interviewing suspects and witnesses
• gathering and preserving evidence
• arresting violators
• Summoning ambulances and other law enforcement vehicles
• taking measurements and drawing diagrams of scenes
• Conducting follow-up investigations of crimes committed during assigned shifts
• Analyze and evaluate evidence
• preparing cases for giving testimony and testifying in court proceedings
• Prepares a variety of reports and records
• Undertakes community oriented police work such as public assistance, crime prevention, and community programs
• Coordinates activities with other police officer or other city departments

• Must be 21 years of age or older at the time of employment
• High School diploma or acceptable equivalent
• Must be a United States citizen and be able to read and write the English language
• Must successfully complete and pass internal selection process
• Must possess a valid driver’s license with a safe driving record as determined by the employer
• Must possess Kansas law enforcement certification as a full-time police officer granted through the Commission on Police Officer Standards and Training (CPOST)
• Must complete the department’s Field Training Program within 18 months of hire
• Must maintain training requirements as required by Kansas Statute 74-5607a(b)
• No convictions, diversions, or expungements, adult or juvenile, of any felony offenses
• No convictions, adult or juvenile, of a crime involving an act of dishonesty
• No convictions for any sexually motivated crime whether misdemeanor or felony
• No convictions for any misdemeanor crimes involving drugs, weapons, violence, and/or use of physical force or threats in the past five years
• Must not have been convicted, does not have an expunged conviction, and has not been placed on diversion by any state or federal government for a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence
• Must not be currently charged with or under indictment of any criminal activity other than minor traffic violations
• Must not have used marijuana and/or hashish within 12 months prior to hire date
• Must not have chronically used or sold marijuana and/or hashish in the past five years
• Must not have used prescription level medications which were not legally prescribed to the candidate by a medical professional in the past two years
• Must not have used, bought, possessed, sold or assisted in the distribution of illegal or non-prescriptive steroids in the past three years
• Must not have used, bought, possessed, sold or assisted in the distribution of any felony level drug or controlled substance in the past 10 years
• No convictions for misdemeanor property crimes within the past three years
• May not have been convicted of, plead guilty or no contest to, or been diverted on a serious traffic violation within the past five years
• May not have been convicted of, plead guilty or no contest to or been diverted on no more than two moving traffic violations within the past year

Associate degree or vocational school training in political science, criminal justice, public administration, or related field is preferred