Police Officer

Carthage Police Department offers the small-town feel of community policing while also providing diverse opportunities for enhancing and learning skills. As the County Seat, nestled in the center of Moore County, traffic comes through on five major NC Highways. Carthage PD offers a the comfort of a team-driven environment centered around safety, smart growth, and collaboration with its citizens.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES

• Patrols streets in a police car, on foot, or other appropriate means; checks doors and windows; examines premises of unoccupied residences or buildings; detects unusual conditions, may maintain surveillance and observation for stolen cars, missing persons, or suspects; reports dangerous or defective streets, sidewalks, traffic lights, or other hazardous conditions.

• Responds to calls for assistance, complaints, suspicious activity, domestic disputes, loud and disruptive behavior, and others needs; completes calls by determining true nature of the situation and taking whatever legal or persuasive action is warranted.

• Investigates traffic accidents; issues traffic citations; directs traffic and participates in other emergency operation activities.

• Performs investigations of accidents and possible crimes through observation, questioning witnesses, and gathering physical evidence; performs investigative tasks; arrests and processes criminal suspects.

• Advises the public on laws and local ordinances; testifies in court; executes search warrants; serves papers as needed.

• Regulates and directs vehicular traffic at busy times or when traffic signal malfunctions or accidents require; maintains order at public gatherings.

• Prepares detailed records and reports of activities.

• Uses a variety of software programs to prepare incident reports, perform research, check driver’s licenses and vehicle registrations, check for outstanding warrants and related research.