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The Mountain Home Police Department is accepting applications for patrol officers.
The department said it is looking for individuals ready to serve and make a difference in the community. The position includes competitive pay and benefits, ongoing training, career development opportunities and what the department described as a supportive team environment.
The hiring push comes less than a year after the department moved into its new downtown headquarters at 650 South Street, a former Bank of America building that gave officers an additional 3,000 square feet of space compared to their previous location on West 7th Street. The building’s former bank vaults have been repurposed as secure evidence lockers.
The city acquired the property through a deal with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, selling the department’s old station for $1.118 million and purchasing the South Street building for $720,000. The 2017 public safety tax funded roughly $800,000 of the total $1.4 million project cost, leaving the department debt-free.
“As of today, we do not owe a single penny,” Mayor Hillrey Adams said at the facility’s open house last year. “That is a huge benefit to any town anywhere.”
During tours of the new station, officers showcased the department’s capabilities. Lieutenant Mike Day walked visitors through the Criminal Investigation Division offices. Canine Officer Rocky Morrell introduced Mick, a German Shorthaired Pointer from Hungary who serves as a narcotics detection and tracking dog. The dog is named after Mickey Goldmill, the trainer from the Rocky Balboa movies. The department recently added a second K9, Ace, who works alongside handler PFC Keith Petty.
Officer Henry Campfield detailed the department’s Special Response Team, a 10-member unit consisting of eight entry officers and two snipers. The team’s equipment includes suppressed rifles for indoor operations, a 40-millimeter launcher capable of deploying CS gas and bean bag rounds, rubber-tipped projectiles accurate up to 120 yards, breaching tools and multiple types of ballistic shields.
“We’re so fortunate,” Police Chief Eddie Griffin said at the open house. “I truly believe I’ve got the best job in the city.”
Griffin added: “This is the city’s department. We’re just lucky to be the ones that work in it.”
Applications are available online at cityofmountainhome.com/careers.
