Baltimore County Auxiliary Police Officers are sworn with powers of arrest and authorized to:

Provide additional police manpower during large events, including concerts, festivals, carnivals, fairs, air shows, sporting events, parades, and firework displays;

Provide police presence at smaller events, such as school dances, athletic events, and church functions;

Provide Traffic Direction and Road Closures at crashes, fires, critical incidents, and other emergencies;

Handle road defects, hazards, & assist motorist calls;

Coordinate tow truck or public utility response to remove vehicles, debris, and hazardous or unsafe road conditions;

Respond to and investigate animal complaint calls;

Respond as back-up to various calls for service, when needed;

Make arrests and issue criminal citations for select crimes occurring within our presence;

Provide front desk and phone coverage at precincts and the Public Safety Building;

Complete administrative functions such as report filing, relaying court paperwork, serving summons, and taking patrol cars to shop appointments;

Conduct Sex Offender Registration Team home checks;

Assist with searches for lost or missing persons;

Support the response to natural disasters, snowstorms, floods, and other weather events;

Relieve fatigued Officers during prolonged recovery or rescue operations;

Respond to citizen complaints about parking violations & abandoned vehicles;

Conduct proactive parking enforcement;

Conduct high visibility crime prevention patrols in residential, commercial, industrial and rural areas of the County;

Communicate and document suspicious conditions;

Share expertise by serving in various Specialized Units;

and other duties as assigned by the Chief of Police.

Baltimore County Auxiliary Officers are not MPCTC-Certified/Commissioned Police Officers and recieve their authority from the Baltimore County Code & the Chief of Police.