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Criminal Investigations Division


Major Paul Thurman
Investigations Division Commander

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The division is comprised of four units: Criminal Investigations, Drug Enforcement, Crime Scene, and Career Criminal. Each unit’s primary responsibility is centered around the follow-up investigation of criminal offenses. The Division is also actively involved with the Child Protection Center, the Jackson County Drug Task Force, Regional Cybercrimes Forensic Lab, the Metro Squad, FBI Cybercrimes Task Force, and the ATF Task Force.

 Criminal Investigations Unit

The Criminal Investigations Unit is responsible for investigating cases in the traditional areas of crimes against property and crimes against persons.

The city is divided into two areas of command, north side and south side. Each area of command consists of a Captain, three Sergeants and three teams of Detectives. The Detectives are responsible for investigating cases within their assigned area of command and will assist with large scale investigation as needed. The Detectives receive annual training from nationally known trainers to keep apprised of changes in the laws and techniques dealing with criminal investigation. Training has been provided on interview and interrogations techniques, domestic violence, financial crimes, and other specialized areas.

Street Crimes Unit

The Street Crimes Unit was formed to aggressively pursue those who choose to commit crimes instead of living productive lives in society. 

Drug Enforcement Unit

The Drug Enforcement Unit was formed to aggressively pursue drug disturbers and drug users.  The Unit initiates cases and conducts follow-up investigations on cases initiated by Patrol. 

Crime Scene Unit

The Crime Scene Unit consists of five crime scene investigators who have been certified by the International Association of Identification. The duties of the investigators include documenting scenes with photographs,videos, drawings, and written reports. They are also responsible for identifying,collecting, processing, and preserving physical evidence.