Lateral Police Officer

Position Information

Application Deadline:

• NA

Salary:

• As of May 1, 2025 (3.5%):

  Starting: $69,472.13

  • Step 1: $73,834.17
  • Step 2: $78,196.21
  • Step 3: $82,556.98
  • Step 4: $86,921.54
  • Step 5: $91,282.32

  As of May 1, 2026 (3.5%):

  Starting: $71,903.65

  • Step 1 - $76,418.36
  • Step 2 - $80,933.08
  • Step 3 - $85,446.48
  • Step 4 - $89,963.80
  • Step 5 - $94,477.20**

  *****LATERAL STARTING PAY TO BE DETERMINED DEPENDENT ON YEARS OF EXPERIENCE*****

  Additional Benefits:

  • Educational Incentive Pay Per Year
  • Associates Degree $1,500
  • Bachelors Degree $2,000
  • Masters Degree $2,500
  • 12 Hour Shifts
  • 11 Paid Holidays
  • $725 Yearly Uniform Allowance
  • Vacation Pay (80 hours after 1 year to 270 hours after 25 years of service)
  • Sick Pay (120 hours per year)
  • Personal Time (20 hours per year)
  • Comp Time Bank
  • FTO and OIC Pay
  • Ballistics Vest and Firearm Provided
  • Life Insurance
  • Participation in Article 3 Downstate Pension
  • No Residency Requirement
  • BCBS HMO/PPO Health Insurance (85% paid by the city)

Sworn:

• 15

Population:

• 7,300

Position Details

Now Hiring

BE A PART OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF POLICING!

JOIN THE SANDWICH POLICE DEPARTMENT

Now accepting applications:

LATERAL POLICE OFFICER

Immediate Openings Available

EVOLVING AND GROWING PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION:

• New Police Station
• New FOP Contract
• New Equipment
• Special Assignments
• Community Support

About SPD:

• Service
• Pride
• Dedication

When you become a Sandwich Police Officer you're a partner with our community!

The Department currently has an authorized strength of 15 full-time sworn Police Officers and offers many opportunities such as Detective, Narcotics, K9, School Resource Officer, Field Training Officer, etc.

Our officers recently moved into a new Public Safety Complex. We have installed new state of the art Axon squad cameras which integrate with our newly deployed AXON body cameras. New Taser 10's are assigned to each officer. Recently completed upgrade and installation of new Toughbook squad laptops and continued replacement of aging squad cars in our fleet. Our officers were recently issued a department cell phone. Officers are allowed to use their own rifles and duty weapon as authorized by the range master and Chief of Police. And so much more ...

APPLICATION PACKET

Completed Application Packets are due to:

Sandwich Police Department

1251 E. 6th Street

Sandwich, IL 60548

Submissions may be completed in person or by mail.

Additionally, Application Packets may be submitted by email to Sgt. Dan Whitecotton at:

dwhitecotton@sandwich.il.us

For More Information:

815-786-8735

www.sandwichilpolice.com

Ask A Question:

dwhitecotton@sandwich.il.us