Job Description
Police Officer City of Anacortes $81,891.15 - $102,539.55 Annually Anacortes, WA Full-Time Police Job Description 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. Job Responsibilities Responds to calls, complaints, or reports of the actual, possible, or potential occurrence of specific criminal activity and takes appropriate action. Respond to and conduct investigation of events related to complaints, neighborhood disputes, vehicle collisions, industrial accidents, or alleged crimes. Engage in self-defense or use of force. 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. Secures and controls crime scenes and administers aid, including photograph physical evidence; collect and secure digital evidence; dust and lift latent prints; ske