Criminal Investigations Division

Crime Scene Investigations

The Crime Scene Investigation Unit is responsible for complex crime scene investigations; for evaluating a scene; uses various types of equipment; develops, secures, and packages physical evidence for scientific evaluation and comparison; prepares detailed reports on the observations and activities at the scene for the law enforcement agency responsible for the investigation of the crime; testifies in court regarding the findings and processing methods used at the scene. The Crime Scene Investigation Unit is also responsible for marijuana laboratory analysis, latent print examinations and forensic photographs. The Crime Scene Investigation Unit is on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. While the technicians concentrate on processing the crime scene and collecting evidence, the Detectives are able to focus on the aspects of the criminal investigation.