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Major =
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Lieutenant = 1
Investigators = 10 |
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The Criminal
Investigation Division is responsible for investigating a full range of
criminal activity, maintaining the entire Sheriff's Office's evidence,
and disposing of unclaimed property.
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Investigators
handle cases ranging from homicides to misdemeanor cases and are
routinely assigned to burglaries, robberies, thefts, sexual assaults,
domestic violence, child abuse, suspicious deaths, and forgeries.
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Investigators
may respond as deputies in a routine matter or may assume the
investigations of complex or time consuming matters.
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| In addition,
Investigators are assigned to such diverse duties as undercover
assignments and to work investigations with other law enforcement
agencies, Local, State and Federal to include Military
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The Narcotics
Investigator is responsible for the investigation of illegal drug
trafficking throughout Bell County and the arrest and conviction of
those persons possessing and dealing in illicit drugs.
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Investigators
assigned to Narcotics work with other Local, State and Federal
Agencies.
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The fundamental
method of investigation by the Narcotics Unit is an undercover
"buy" operation.
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| Drugs that are
purchased on the street are later used as evidence at the defendant's
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The staff
examines items of physical evidence which are gathered in criminal
cases. Crime scene fingerprints are examined and identified.
Trace evidence is preserved for evaluation by Police Forensic
Labs.
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The primary
function of the Underwater Division is the search and recovery of
unfortunate victims of water accidents, recovery of evidence,
automobiles and stolen articles.
The divers are on 24-hour call for rescue and recovery operation.
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