How do they match: Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

  • Conduct community programs for all ages concerning topics such as drugs and violence.
  • Drive vehicles or patrol specific areas to detect law violators, issue citations, and make arrests.
  • Evaluate complaint and emergency-request information to determine response requirements.
  • Notify patrol units to take violators into custody or to provide needed assistance or medical aid.
  • Patrol and guard courthouses, grand jury rooms, or assigned areas to provide security, enforce laws, maintain order, and arrest violators.
  • Review facts of incidents to determine if criminal act or statute violations were involved.