Prepare routine incident and crime reports; address the public on assigned topics; Develop, maintain, and coordinate community crime prevention programs; Handle inquiries involving police, fire, and medical emergencies and routine calls for service; Make inquiries through federal, state, and local computer information systems; Operate computers using word processing, spreadsheets, database, desktop publishing, and other software; Compile information, make statistical calculations; Prepare reports; Perform clerical duties in support of departmental operations; Assist with special events, such as parades, fairs, etc. Assignments may include: traffic and vehicle control, including investigation of reports of abandoned vehicles, taking appropriate action, and enforcing parking regulations; crowd control and crime scene protection; response to non-hazardous animal control incidents; handle public inquiries and related work at the front desk.