Carlsbad Law Enforcement Officer

Performs a variety of entry level technical law enforcement duties related to enforcing the laws, maintaining the peace, and protecting the citizens of Carlsbad.

Patrols all areas of the town in police vehicles or on foot, including the town streets and businesses, checking for unlocked doors, windows and building security; makes business location and residential house checks for possible illegal activities.

Responds to crimes in progress; secures, defuses and resolves high risk felony calls; secures crime scenes for evidence searches; makes preliminary investigation and interrogates complainants, witnesses and suspects; completes complaint questionnaires; performs case follow-up and assists with investigation activities as assigned; makes arrests; responds to calls for assistance; controls traffic and enforces traffic laws and ordinances; directs traffic, assists motorists, issues citations and warnings for D.W.I.'s, D.U.I.'s, moving violation and investigates accidents involving motor vehicles; prepares and submits accident, offense, arrests and other forms and reports as necessary.

Serves summons and subpoenas and keeps records of dispositions; escort's prisoners to and from jail or from one location to another; subdues unruly prisoners when necessary.

Completes comprehensive reports of daily activities and enforcement actions; Prepares for court cases and testifies in court when required.

Cleans and maintains assigned fire arms and vehicles and other special equipment.

Typical qualifications include: Must be a citizen of the United States of America, must have reached the age of majority (21-years old), must hold a United States high school diploma or its equivalent, must hold a valid driver's license, must have no felony convictions, must have no petty misdemeanor or misdemeanor convictions related to aggravated assault, theft, driving while intoxicated, controlled substances or other crime involving moral turpitude within the three years immediately preceding one's application; must not have engaged in habitual or serious criminal behavior, even if no arrest was made, must not have been released or discharged under dishonorable conditions from any of the armed forces of the United States, must be found to be of good moral character as demonstrated by past or present behaviors, must not possess racist or sexist ideologies or been involved in any incidents involving racist remarks or any form of discrimination in personal life and social media, must not have intentionally accessed internet sites for the purpose of viewing child pornography and must be free from any physical, mental or emotional condition, which might adversely affect one's performance as a police officer or prohibit one from successfully completing the prescribed basic law enforcement training required by the Law Enforcement Training Act.