Havre Police Department
Havre, Montana · Police Department · 20 officers
About Havre Police Department
The Havre Police Department serves the city of Havre on Montana's Hi-Line and has been around since 1902, when Art White was appointed the first chief. The department's current recruiting announcement lists 20 sworn officers and calls it the 8th largest municipal police department in Montana. It works out of City Hall at 520 4th Street.
Officers here handle the full range of patrol work: domestic calls, thefts, DUIs, drugs, juveniles, crashes, sexual assaults and death investigations, plus crime scene and evidence work and their own reports. The department has built around community policing, and it shares an integrated dispatch and records system with the Hill County Sheriff's Office. You'll work alongside a lot of other agencies too, since Havre is home to the Montana Highway Patrol, a U.S. Border Patrol sector headquarters, the FBI and the Tri-Agency Drug Task Force.
You don't need to be certified to apply. Applicants have to be 18, hold a high school diploma, pass the Montana Physical Abilities Test and the Police Officer Selection Test, and earn Montana Peace Officer Standards and Training certification within a year of hire. The department says it supports advanced training for officers who want to build a career. Off duty, Fresno Reservoir, Beaver Creek Park and the Bears Paw Mountains are close by for fishing, camping, hunting and hiking.
Pay and benefits
- Salary: $50,848.08 - $59,055
- Retirement: State Pension - Havre officers are covered by the Montana Municipal Police Officers' Retirement System, a defined benefit plan that is mandatory for police officers in Montana's first and second class cities. The benefit is based on the final three years of salary and years of service.
- Benefits: Community Policing Focus, Advanced Training Programs, Rural/Outdoor Environment, Retirement Benefits, Union Representation, Career Development
Open positions at Havre Police Department
Agency website: https://www.ci.havre.mt.us/police-department