[New Bern Police - Come Join Our Team]
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THE CITY OF NEW BERN HAS A VERY RICH HISTORY, AND IN FACT, THE NEW BERN POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS A HISTORY THAT GOES BACK TO 1798.
WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND WE REPRESENT THE BEST OF OUR PROFESSION.
THE MAIN THING THAT GOT ME INTERESTED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM THE BEGINNING WAS THE COMRADERY.
EVERY CALL FOR SERVICE I GO TO EVERY DAY I PUT ON THIS UNIFORM AND COME TO WORK IS THE REASON WHY I DO IT.
GIVING INSIGHTS TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF HOW IMPORTANT LAW ENFORCEMENT IS AND KEEPING THEIR TRUST IS IMPORTANT TO ME.
THIS AGENCY IS UNIQUE AND VERY SPECIAL.
HOW CAN I HELP YOU? THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT WORK FOR THE NEW BERN POLICE DEPARTMENT WORK WITHIN A TEAM CONCEPT TO MAKE THIS COMMUNITY A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND VISIT.
WE DON'T JUST HELP THE CITIZENS.
WE ALSO HELP OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND EACH OTHER AS COWORKERS TO STAY STRONG AND GET THROUGH THE DAY SAFELY.
UM, BEING THAT NEWBURN IS SMALL ENOUGH THAT WE KNOW EACH OTHER'S NAME, AND THEN AT THE SAME TIME WE'RE FUNDED WELL ENOUGH THAT YOU GET THE TRAINING, YOU GET THE EXPERIENCE, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF SPECIALIZED UNITS YOU GET TO GO TO SO YOU'RE NOT STUCK IN ONE POSITION YOUR WHOLE CAREER.
POLICE DEPARTMENT, START FLIGHT, POLICE DEPARTMENT, START THIS JOB.
THERE'S NO TWO DAYS THAT ARE THE SAME.
I MAY DO SOME OF THE SAME THINGS EVERY DAY, SUCH AS TRAFFIC STOPS, VEHICLE CRASHES, BUT THEY'RE ALL DIFFERENT.
I SEE YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE AND YOUR REGISTRATION, PLEASE.
UM, YOU CAN GO FROM A SHOOTING CALL TO A TRAFFIC COMPLAINT, TO A CITIZEN'S ASSIST, TO A MEDICAL CALL.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.
A FEW YEARS AGO I WAS DEALING WITH A SUICIDAL SUBJECT.
I LISTENED TO THEIR STORY, REITERATED TO THEM THAT THEY MATTER AND THEIR LIVES MATTER.
THEY TRUSTED ME TO HELP THEM GET THE HELP THAT THEY NEED, AND THEY APPRECIATED ME BEING THERE FOR THEM THAT DAY.
AND AS OF TODAY, THEY ARE DOING GREAT.
I HAD A PERSON FLAGGED ME DOWN ONE NIGHT, SAID THEY WANTED TO GO TO DRUG REHAB, AND UH, FIVE YEARS LATER, THE GUY COMES UP TO ME AND SAYS, YOU KNOW, OFFICER, FOR WHAT YOU DID FOR ME THAT NIGHT, UH, I'VE BEEN CLEAN FOR FIVE YEARS AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING ME TO THE HOSPITAL.
I LIKE TO SEE MORE YOUNG PEOPLE JOIN, BE THE NEXT GENERATION OF POLICEMEN IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND WE GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER WAVE THAN TO SPEAK TO EACH OTHER.
THESE OFFICERS, NOW I CAN SAY YOU A CLEAR CONSCIOUS, THEY KNOW WHO YOU ARE, BUT THEY KNOW YOU ARE A HUMAN BEING.
SEE, WE, WE BELIEVE IN THE POLICE DEPART.
WE LIKE THEM AND WE LOVE OR NOT LIKE THEM.
I TRY TO GET OUT THERE WITH THE COMMUNITY, TRY TO GET MORE INVOLVED WITH THEM, TALK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY.
BEING A PART OF THE NEW BERN POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE HOST A LOT OF COMMUNITY RELATED EVENTS SUCH AS COFFEE WITH A COP, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
AND, AND WITH NEW BERN POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE, WE REALLY STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE, THE QUALITY OF LIFE HERE.
AND VISITORS, VISITORS LOVE SEEING LAW ENFORCEMENT AND WE LOVE TO SEE THEM.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ASK US, WHAT DO WE DO WITH OUR DOG WHEN WE GO HOME? HE COMES WITH US, SO HE LIVES WITH US IN OUR BACKYARD.
THE PHRASE POLICE AND COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER HERE IS SOMETHING THAT'S ON ALL OF OUR PATROL CARS.
AND THAT'S NOT JUST A PHRASE, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS TRUE.
IT'S A QUOTE THAT JUST PORTRAYS A STRONG PARTNERSHIP AND BOND BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE CAMERAS ON EACH CORNER AND YOU CAN ALWAYS COME DOWN TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND GET A CASE INCIDENT REPORT FROM ANY INCIDENTS THAT WE HAVE THAT GOES ON AT THIS ADDRESS.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES, THIS IS A PROFESSION FOR YOU.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT IN THE COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS YOU, NEW BERN'S A PLACE.
BUT IF YOU WANT THE CHALLENGE AND YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF AN AGENCY OF OUR CALIBER AND OUR REPUTATION, WE WOULD WELCOME AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO COMPETE FOR THIS JOB.
AND I WOULD LOVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT YOU WITH A BADGE.