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

  • Direct traffic flow and reroute traffic in case of emergencies.
  • 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.
  • Provide for public safety by maintaining order, responding to emergencies, protecting people and property, enforcing motor vehicle and criminal laws, and promoting good community relations.
  • Relay complaint and emergency-request information to appropriate agency dispatchers.
  • Transport or escort prisoners and defendants en route to courtrooms, prisons or jails, attorneys' offices, or medical facilities.

  • Relay information about incidents or emergencies to personnel using phones or two-way radios.
  • Respond to emergencies to provide assistance.