State Police
Reg. No.: 90000099040
Kurzeme Regional Department
North Kurzeme District Response Unit
Inspector in Talsi
Profession Code – 3355 13
Candidates who have not previously served in institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs system or the Prison Administration will be required to complete professional development training in 3-month courses in Riga at the State Police College by November 23, 2026!
Main Job Duties:
- Respond to information about criminal offenses or other legal violations, travel to the scene of the incident;
- Conduct patrols and implement necessary security measures to prevent and detect legal violations, detain offenders, prevent unauthorized activities and disturbances;
- When detecting administrative violations, initiate and ensure proceedings in administrative violation cases, make decisions in the prescribed manner;
- Initiate and conduct departmental inspections;
- When detecting a criminal offense, initiate a criminal proceeding and conduct initial investigation activities;
- Conduct alcohol and other intoxicating substance influence tests in the manner prescribed by regulatory acts;
- Regulate the movement of vehicles and pedestrians, and prevent legal violations while moving along patrol routes (according to assignment) or while stationed at a patrol post;
- Provide assistance to victims, identify witnesses to the incident or offense, ensure cordoning off and protection of the scene;
- Search for, detain persons wanted by police, vehicles and property, as well as detain persons suspected of committing criminal offenses and administrative violations.
Requirements for Candidates:
- Compliance with the requirements set out in Articles 4 and 7 of the Law on Officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs System Institutions and Prison Administration with Special Service Status;
- First-level professional higher education (law, civil and military defense, commerce and administration, social and human sciences, computer science);
- State (Latvian) language proficiency – highest level C;
- Category B driver's license;
- Activated secure electronic signature.
We Offer:
- A position with full-time work hours;
- Salary from EUR 1480.00 to EUR 1610.00, which may vary based on the candidate's individual criteria;
- Allowance of EUR 300.00 (for performance of certain functions and tasks);
- Social guarantees;
- Interesting and dynamic work;
- Professional development;
- Professional training opportunities.
Work Location: Talsi, Akmeņu iela 5
Application Deadline: October 2, 2026
Send a motivated cover letter, Curriculum Vitae (in Europass format), and a copy/copies of documents confirming education to the email address [email protected], information by phone 67209521.
We highly value each application, but please note that we will contact candidates whom we invite for interviews.
Pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016, on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (hereinafter – Data Regulation),
the State Police informs that:
1) Personal data provided in your application documents will be processed to ensure the conduct of this candidate selection;
2) the controller of your personal data processing mentioned above is the State Police, contact information:
Čiekurkalna 1.līnija 1, k-4, Riga, LV-1026.
Additional information mentioned in Article 13 of the Data Regulation can be obtained on the State Police website:
https://www.vp.gov.lv/lv/privatuma-politika-personas-datu-aizsardziba