Job Description
Salary: $30.00 Hourly
Location : Human Resources Department, North Little Rock
Job Type: Part Time
Job Number: 26058
Department: Police
Opening Date: 04/03/2026
Closing Date: 4/17/2026 4:00 PM Central
General Responsibilities Summary Reviews and investigates NLRPD cold cases, prepares and swears out affidavits of arrest and search warrants/court orders when applicable. Cold Case Investigators are sworn part time officers and have authority to effect arrests.
Essential Functions The list of essential functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary. Other duties may be assigned. Regular and predictable attendance and punctuality are essential functions of this position.
Case Review: Reviews old homicide cases for solvability classification; reviews missing persons cases; reviews evidence in cold cases for possible resubmission to Arkansas State Crime Lab.
Investigation: Actively investigates cold case homicides; interviews witnesses; interviews suspects/arrestees; occasionally travels out of town and state to further an investigation; coordinates with state and federal prisons to arrange interviews of incarcerated persons; meets with victims' family to provide updates of investigations; coordinates through PIO and with media outlets to advance an investigation as needed; places suspects under arrest; prepares court orders, subpoenas, search warrants and affidavits as required.
File Management: Maintains files on all unsolved homicides; utilizes RMS computer system as needed to update cases; utilizes TLO database, ACIC, criminal records, social media, and government records to further investigations; submits completed files to supervisor for review by Prosecuting Attorney.
Minimum Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
High School Diploma and one year of experience in a law enforcement environment.
Valid Arkansas driver's license and safe driving record.
No felony or serious misdemeanor convictions.
Application Requirements The complexity, guidelines, supervisory controls, and supervision responsibilities described below are representative of this position.
SUPERVISORY CONTROLS:
The supervisor sets the overall objectives and resources available. The employee and supervisor, in consultation, develop the deadlines, projects, and work to be done. The employee is responsible for planning and carrying out the assignment; resolving most of the conflicts which arise; coordinating the work with others as necessary; and interpreting policy on own initiative in terms of established objectives. The employee may also determine the approach to be taken and the methodology to be used. The employee keeps the supervisor informed of progress, potentially controversial matters, or far-reaching implications. Completed work is reviewed only from an overall standpoint in terms of feasibility, compatibility with other work, or effectiveness in meeting requirements or expected results.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:
NONE
COMPLEXITY:
The work typically includes varied duties requiring many different and unrelated processes and methods such as those relating to well-established aspects of an administrative or professional field; decisions regarding what needs to be done include the assessment of unusual circumstances, variations in approach, and incomplete or conflicting data; the work requires making many decisions concerning such things as the interpreting of considerable data, planning of the work, or refining the method and techniques to be used.
GUIDELINES:
Guidelines are broad and nonspecific; judgment and ingenuity are necessary. The employee must define the problem, collect data, establish criteria, and draw conclusions. The employee may have to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions. The employee often must originate new techniques or develop new information. Many of the employee's decisions affect persons or situation beyond the scope of his/her job.
There are no earned benefits for City of North Little Rock part-time employees.
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Do you have a High School Diploma and one year of experience in a law enforcement environment?
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Do you have a valid Arkansas driver's license and safe driving record?
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Do you have any felony or serious misdemeanor convictions?
Required Question
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Part time