Patrol assigned area to enforce laws and ordinances, regulate traffic, control crowds, prevent crime, and arrest violators.
<ul><li>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.</li><li>Identify, pursue, and arrest suspects and perpetrators of criminal acts.</li><li>Record facts to prepare reports that document incidents and activities.</li><li>Render aid to accident victims and other persons requiring first aid for physical injuries.</li><li>Review facts of incidents to determine if criminal act or statute violations were involved.</li><li>Monitor, note, report, and investigate suspicious persons and situations, safety hazards, and unusual or illegal activity in patrol area.</li><li>Testify in court to present evidence or act as witness in traffic and criminal cases.</li><li>Monitor traffic to ensure motorists observe traffic regulations and exhibit safe driving procedures.</li><li>Relay complaint and emergency-request information to appropriate agency dispatchers.</li><li>Evaluate complaint and emergency-request information to determine response requirements.</li><li>Photograph or draw diagrams of crime or accident scenes and interview principals and eyewitnesses.</li><li>Patrol specific area on foot, horseback, or motorized conveyance, responding promptly to calls for assistance.</li><li>Investigate traffic accidents and other accidents to determine causes and to determine if a crime has been committed.</li><li>Direct traffic flow and reroute traffic in case of emergencies.</li><li>Issue citations or warnings to violators of motor vehicle ordinances.</li><li>Inform citizens of community services and recommend options to facilitate longer-term problem resolution.</li><li>Provide road information to assist motorists.</li><li>Act as official escorts, such as when leading funeral processions or firefighters.</li></ul>