Part-Time Evidence/Property Room Custodian

Shelbyville Police Department | Shelbyville, KY

Date Posted: 2/20/2025 12:50:01 PM

Description:

The Shelbyville Police Department is accepting applications for a part-time evidence/property room custodian.

General Duties: This position serves under the police sergeant and/or the police major. Working hours will not extend past 24 hours in a week.

Responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to: maintaining the evidence room by keeping it stocked with processing equipment and ensuring the equipment is serviceable; maintaining a clean and organized property room; protecting evidence/property room from damage, deterioration, or theft; processing evidence and entering information on all items into evidence/property room computer; transporting evidence to and from appropriate laboratory processing facilities as needed; maintaining records on recovered property and evidence, demonstrating continuous control of property and evidence from entry into the system until its final disposition; coordinating the dissemination of evidence to the appropriate officer when evidence reports are received from the crime lab; generating a quarterly form letter to each officer who has submitted evidence to determine if the case has been adjudicated; dispositioning evidence to authorized persons; obtaining orders from the court system to destroy or assign evidence or property once a case has been adjudicated; and removing items from the evidence/property room as directed to maintain adequate storage room for incoming items.

Education and Experience Qualifications: High school diploma or General Educational Development certificate (GED). Experience and knowledge of police practices.

Additional Requirements: Possession of a valid driver’s license issued by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Must be bondable. Will be required to pass a background check that includes a polygraph before hire. Periodic, unannounced drug tests will also be conducted.

Salary Information: $18.30 - $21.95/hour based on experience.
Application Deadline: 03/20/2025

Applications can be obtained at City Hall (315 Washington St., Shelbyville, KY) or downloaded from our website at www.shelbyvillekentucky.com. Applications and any additional documentation must be received at City Hall by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 20, in order to be considered. Resumes will not substitute for a complete, signed application. Call (502) 633-2326 for questions. E. O. E. / A. D. A.

Bruce Gentry
Chief of Police
303 Main Street
Shelbyville, KY 40065