Police Officer

Police Officer

Major duties include but not limited to:

• Performs a wide variety of duties encompassing investigations and enforcing federal, state, and local laws pertaining to violations on government property and federally controlled assets. Investigates suspicious packages and people which may involve searches and seizures. Captures audio and visual evidence. Prepare final reports of the investigation, including the application of rules of evidence to substantiate conclusions and make recommendations to various parties on administrative actions to be taken.
• Investigates suspected instances of noncompliance with laws, rules, policy, regulations, executive orders, or other mandatory regulatory requirements by individuals or organizations. Monitors until all corrective action(s) and investigations have been completed. Determines facts, research investigative reports and documentation, obtains evidence, assessments, and evaluations, and performs other investigative tasks.
• Conducts long- and short-term investigations when solutions cannot be achieved during a normal patrol shift. Conducts long-term investigations (several days to several weeks) to detect and apprehend individuals committing acts of violence, theft of Federal or personal property, for violating laws concerning controlled substances.
• Evaluates crime prevention programs and recommending changes to reduce opportunities for theft, assault, illegal entry, or other kinds of violations. Develop and following leads, taking statements, and otherwise gathering bits of information and facts. Analyzes facts to identify suspects and develop case information for use in pressing charges and bringing suspects to trial. Coordinates with U.S. and other prosecuting attorneys on case development and plans to perform arrests and prosecutions.
• Coordinates with other law enforcement agencies to gather facts or evidence for use in assigned cases. Conducts investigations and resolving crimes such as theft, burglary, robbery and possession of illegal substances. Uses a variety of investigative procedures and techniques to develop and follow leads, interview witnesses and suspects, takes statements, obtain search warrants, gather information and facts, plan and conduct stakeouts, analyze facts to identify suspects.
• Develop case information, coordinate investigations with other law enforcement agencies. Assignments may require the employee to perform investigations extending for periods of time beyond a single shift and to ascertain interrelationships with other cases and/or law enforcement agencies that may affect the methods and procedures used. Work typically involves extensive investigative responsibilities and assignments that vary frequently in the nature of cases handled.
• Decisions made vary according to the nature of a perceived threat from demonstrators or anticipated terrorist actions, by the nature of hazards imposed by local terrain and/or weather or other conditions that affect lighting and communications, and the ability to observe or pursue violators. Conducts investigations, apprehensions, or detention of individuals suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the US, protection, and transport of U.S. officials.
• Conducts investigations with a nexus to VA, prisoner transports, patient search and recovery, life-saving efforts, disaster response and recovery, asset protection during transit, training, and other matters. Identifies and preserves evidence, writes comprehensive incident reports, prepares case files, and testifies in court as it pertains to enforcing laws and regulations.
• Provides services routinely at all segments of VA facilities located over large geographical areas, some of which may be in different states, counties, municipalities, or townships. Performs certain elements of the work away from Departmental properties when consistent with Federal law, regulation, VA policy, and operational guidance. Investigations involve searching crime scenes for clues, interviewing witnesses, following leads, analyzing and evaluating evidence, locating suspects, and making arrests.
• Handles cases that occur within a prescribed local jurisdiction where violations are clearly within the authority of the local police force. Performs innovative investigative procedures, techniques, and methods to resolve a wide range of conditions or criminal activities which typically require conducting extensive research; interviewing, planning, observing, conducting stakeout operations; and executing investigative techniques.

Work Schedule: Shift work to include weekends and holidays.

This is not a virtual position.

PD99926S

Not Authorized

Not Authorized

Police Officer

Major duties include but not limited to:

• Performs a wide variety of duties encompassing investigations and enforcing federal, state, and local laws pertaining to violations on government property and federally controlled assets. Investigates suspicious packages and people which may involve searches and seizures. Captures audio and visual evidence. Prepare final reports of the investigation, including the application of rules of evidence to substantiate conclusions and make recommendations to various parties on administrative actions to be taken.
• Investigates suspected instances of noncompliance with laws, rules, policy, regulations, executive orders, or other mandatory regulatory requirements by individuals or organizations. Monitors until all corrective action(s) and investigations have been completed. Determines facts, research investigative reports and documentation, obtains evidence, assessments, and evaluations, and performs other investigative tasks.
• Conducts long- and short-term investigations when solutions cannot be achieved during a normal patrol shift. Conducts long-term investigations (several days to several weeks) to detect and apprehend individuals committing acts of violence, theft of Federal or personal property, for violating laws concerning controlled substances.
• Evaluates crime prevention programs and recommending changes to reduce opportunities for theft, assault, illegal entry, or other kinds of violations. Develop and following leads, taking statements, and otherwise gathering bits of information and facts. Analyzes facts to identify suspects and develop case information for use in pressing charges and bringing suspects to trial. Coordinates with U.S. and other prosecuting attorneys on case development and plans to perform arrests and prosecutions.
• Coordinates with other law enforcement agencies to gather facts or evidence for use in assigned cases. Conducts investigations and resolving crimes such as theft, burglary, robbery and possession of illegal substances. Uses a variety of investigative procedures and techniques to develop and follow leads, interview witnesses and suspects, takes statements, obtain search warrants, gather information and facts, plan and conduct stakeouts, analyze facts to identify suspects.
• Develop case information, coordinate investigations with other law enforcement agencies. Assignments may require the employee to perform investigations extending for periods of time beyond a single shift and to ascertain interrelationships with other cases and/or law enforcement agencies that may affect the methods and procedures used. Work typically involves extensive investigative responsibilities and assignments that vary frequently in the nature of cases handled.
• Decisions made vary according to the nature of a perceived threat from demonstrators or anticipated terrorist actions, by the nature of hazards imposed by local terrain and/or weather or other conditions that affect lighting and communications, and the ability to observe or pursue violators. Conducts investigations, apprehensions, or detention of individuals suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the US, protection, and transport of U.S. officials.
• Conducts investigations with a nexus to VA, prisoner transports, patient search and recovery, life-saving efforts, disaster response and recovery, asset protection during transit, training, and other matters. Identifies and preserves evidence, writes comprehensive incident reports, prepares case files, and testifies in court as it pertains to enforcing laws and regulations.
• Provides services routinely at all segments of VA facilities located over large geographical areas, some of which may be in different states, counties, municipalities, or townships. Performs certain elements of the work away from Departmental properties when consistent with Federal law, regulation, VA policy, and operational guidance. Investigations involve searching crime scenes for clues, interviewing witnesses, following leads, analyzing and evaluating evidence, locating suspects, and making arrests.
• Handles cases that occur within a prescribed local jurisdiction where violations are clearly within the authority of the local police force. Performs innovative investigative procedures, techniques, and methods to resolve a wide range of conditions or criminal activities which typically require conducting extensive research; interviewing, planning, observing, conducting stakeout operations; and executing investigative techniques.

Work Schedule: Shift work to include weekends and holidays.

This is not a virtual position.

PD99926S

Not Authorized

Not Authorized

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