Village of Bosque Farms, NM Article 28 Field Investigator

28.1 Purpose.

The purpose of this position is to provide the Village of Bosque Farms with investigative service in the area of law enforcement for the protection of people and property. This position reports to the Chief of Police through the chain of command.

28.2 Duties and responsibilities.

The Field Investigator:

A. Patrols the Village in uniform to enforce laws, investigate crimes and arrest violators. Patrol shall be the primary duty, but time allowed for investigations shall be at the discretion of the investigator.

B. Drives a vehicle through the Village, observing traffic violations and issuing traffic citations.

C. Assumes control at traffic accidents to maintain traffic flow, assist accident victims, and investigate the cause of accidents.

D. Investigates illegal or suspicious activities of persons, quells disturbances, and arrests law violators.

E. Locates and takes persons into custody on arrest warrants.

F. Transports prisoners as necessary.

G. Familiarizes himself/herself with the patrol area and with persons living in the area.

H. Notes suspicious persons and establishments and reports to supervisory officer.

I. Warns or arrests persons violating animal ordinances.

J. Writes and files daily activity reports with superior officer.

K. May notify the Public Works Department of problems with water, sewer or roads.

L. Carries out felony investigations when they are assigned to him.

M. Reviews and maintains case files of assigned felony cases until they are resolved.

N. Investigates known or suspected felonious criminals or facts of particular cases to detect planned criminal activity or clues.

O. Frequents known haunts of felonious criminals and becomes familiar with criminals to determine criminals' habits, associates, characteristics, aliases, and other information.

P. Prepares assigned felony cases for court or grand jury according to formalized procedures.

Q. Testifies before court and grand jury as required.

R. Performs other duties as assigned by the Chief.

28.3 Physical requirements.

A. The Field Investigator must be able to respond actively to any situation in which the public and/or he/she may be in danger. The employee must be able to walk, climb, crawl, stand, sit, crouch, lay, kneel, bend, twist/rotate, carry, reach, work with arms extended, arms bent, push/pull up to 50 pounds, lift. The position requires hand movement of gross dexterity, grasp, speed, bilateral coordination, and eye/hand coordination.

B. This position may be required to work in extreme cold, extreme heat, and extreme wet and humid conditions.

28.4 Minimum requirements.

The minimum requirements for the Field Investigator are:

A. Must have a current New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy certificate and at least two years of experience. Knowledge of criminal procedures is a must.

B. Must communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

C. Must have a proven record of sound judgment, honesty and discretion.

28.5 Probationary period.

There will be a twelve-month probationary period for new hires or a six-month probationary period for currently employed officers transferring to this position. At the end of the probationary period, an evaluation of job performance will be conducted and discussed with the employee. Following the evaluation, the employee will either be made a regular employee, be allowed to continue on probationary period (not to exceed six additional months), or be terminated or transferred to a patrol officer's status, based on evaluation results, as appropriate.