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Captain Kenneth Laws
The Investigation Bureau is commanded by a captain and lieutenant and consists of six primary units. Those units are the Crime Analysis Unit, theMajor Crimes Unit, the Property Crimes Unit, the Special Victims Unit, the Special Investigations Unit, and the Gang Unit. Each unit is supervised by a sergeant and is staffed with both detectives and detective corporals. The total authorized complement for the Investigations Division is 52 sworn officers and three civilian employees.
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Major Crimes
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Sgt. Robert Burns
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The Major Crimes Unit includes the Forensic Services Section and is staffed by a sergeant, four detectives, the Forensic Unit supervisor and five Forensic Technicians. The Major Crimes Unit is responsible for investigating murders, serious assaults, robberies, and other crimes against persons (except sexual assaults). Major Crimes Unit detectives are also responsible for reviewing certain cold cases for new evidence and potential for reactivation. Duties of the Forensics Services Section include: Responding to major crime scenes to collect, package, and preserve physical evidence; Conducting fingerprint other evidence analysis; Maintaining the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) network for the northeastern section of North Carolina and; Working closely with other agencies in the region in the use of AFIS networks.
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Property Crimes
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Sgt. Shari Groccia
The Property Crimes Unit responsibilities include the investigation of property crimes based on area policing assignments and financial crimes investigations. This unit is staffed by a sergeant, eight area detectives, two financial crimes detectives and one computer crimes detective. The primary responsibility of this unit is the investigation of property and financial crimes including burglary, auto theft, fraud and forgery, etc. Additionally detectives in the Property Crime Unit oversee the Pawn Shop detail which tracks items pawned in local pawn shops, generates criminal cases based on pawned stolen property.
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Special Victims Unit
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Sgt. Richard Tyndall
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The Special Victims Unit is staffed by a sergeant, seven detectives, one civilian victim/witness advocate, and five School Resource Officers. This unit is responsible for domestic violence investigations, juvenile investigations and internet crimes investigations. Members of this unit are also responsible for investigations involving sexual assaults. Five School Resource Officers, serving in four separate schools administer the G.R.E.A.T. (Gang Resistance, Education, Awareness Training) program.
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Special Investigations Unit
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Sgt. David Bowen The Special Investigations Unit includes the Greenville Regional Drug Task Force. The SIU/DTF is staffed by one sergeant and eight Greenville Police Officers. The Drug Task Force is also made up of officers from various agencies within Eastern NC. One Special Assistant U.S. Attorney is also assigned to the SIU/DTF. Two Special Investigations Unit detectives are currently assigned full time to federal task forces. One detective is assigned full time duties with the U.S. Marshal s Eastern NC Violent Fugitive Task Force and one detective is assigned full time duties with the U.S. DEA s Triangle HIDTA Task Force. The SIU/DTF is tasked with conducting vice and narcotics enforcement operations targeting major narcotics distribution organizations in Greenville, Pitt County, and Eastern North Carolina. Special Investigations Unit detectives are also responsible for investigating other organized crime activities and processing asset seizure and financial forfeiture cases. For more information regarding Drug Arrest click here.
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Gang Unit
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Sgt. Mike Ross
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The Gang Unit is staffed by one sergeant and five detectives. Responsibilities of the Gang Unit are to prevent, interdict, and combat gang activity in Greenville and Pitt County. Specific duties include: Identifying and tracking gang members, organizations, and activities; Targeting gang members and activities for enforcement efforts and graffiti prevention and enforcement. Additionally, there are two detectives assigned to the FBI task force and one detective assigned to the DEA task force.
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Last Modified: 12/30/2012
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