Patrol officers are law enforcement officers assigned to monitor specified geographic areas—that is, to move through their areas at regular intervals looking out for any signs of problems of any kind. They are the officers most commonly encountered by the public, as their duties include responding to calls for service, making arrests, resolving disputes, taking crime reports, and conducting traffic enforcement, and other crime prevention measures. A patrol officer is often the first to arrive on the scene of any incident; what such an officer does or fails to do at the scene can greatly influence the outcome of any subsequent investigation.
Vigilant Neighbors Alert Law Enforcement to Vehicle Break-ins
Shortly after 3:00 AM this morning, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office was alerted to two people peering into vehicles near Hamilton Place and...