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Employment Opportunities Please Click The Following Links
For Further Information The Rotterdam
Police Department currently
accepts lateral transfers from other police
agencies. If you are a police officer interested in a
lateral
transfer, please forward your resume to: Chief James J. Hamilton The Town of
Rotterdam Police Department is comprised of 45 sworn Police Officers.
We also employ over 37 civilians in support roles ranging from Public
Safety Dispatchers to clerical staff to Custodians.
Rotterdam
officers are trained at the Zone 5 Law Enforcement Training Center in
Schenectady, NY. The 24 week program includes instruction on various
laws, procedures, firearms, defensive tactics, and emergency vehicle
operations. After completion of the academy, officers begin a 5 month
in-service training program under the guidance of a field training
officer.
The Rotterdam Police Department is on the cutting edge of police technology. Rotterdam patrol units are equipped with mobile data terminals which speed information to the officers more efficiently than ever. Officers are dispatched by using a computer aided dispatch system for quick and accurate transmission of calls from the citizens to our officers in the field. Patrol cars are equipped to issue summonses using the TraCS system on the mobile data terminals. Click on this link to learn more about TraCS. Patrol Officers are also able to use a license plate reader that automatically checks the license plates of vehicles to see if they are valid or not. The Rotterdam Police Department is now equipped with Live Scan Finger Printing. Live Scan Finger Printing, takes away the older method of using messy inks which frequently resulted in submitting poor quality finger prints. Now, by using Live Scan, finger prints are digitally scanned and checked for accuracy. Finger prints are then transmitted immediately to The Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS). In what would normally take days or weeks using the older method, now Live Scan enables the department to receive a response from DCJS within two hours. This response will confirm the identity of the person that was finger printed. With the older system, many times a person would lie about who they are and the police will not discover that the person gave false information until days or weeks later when the police received a response giving person's real name and that they maybe wanted by another police agency for a crime. With this state of the art technology, criminals will no longer be able to hide this information from the police. Display from Live Scan
As
a Police Department we provide unparalleled police service to the
community, a quality work environment, and a competitive salary. For
further information regarding civil service requirements, please call 355-7331. For additional information
regarding the Police Department, Thank you for your interest in the Rotterdam Police Department. James J. Hamilton
Chief Of Police Please do not e-mail requests for police patches, department policy prohibits responding to such inquiries. |
