The Criminal Investigations Division (CID) consists of eight full-time detectives and an evidence technician. Their duties include: processing of crime scenes; interviewing witnesses and suspects; filing “State” charges for violations of both misdemeanor and felony crimes; preparing and presenting cases to the “Grand Jury”; and serving as prosecuting officers in “Criminal Court” trials.
Consideration for a position with “CID” requires a minimum of five years experience as a “Patrol Officer”. When an officer is assigned to this department, he is promoted to the rank of “Detective” for a six month probationary period. After completing the probationary period the officer is then promoted to Detective Sergeant.
The total years of experience in law enforcement with-in the detective division is currently- 143 years!
The sheriff’s department has recently joined in the participation of Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement gencies to establish the Anti-Terrorism Task Force Detectives Jeff Morgan and Danny Ricker are members of this Agency.
The purpose of the task force is to act as a mechanism by which federal, state, and local law enforcemtnt officials can share terrorism related information. This agency will provide investigative reports, and bulletins to local officers along with names, photographs, and biographical information on persons of interest, wanted fugitives (foreign and domestic) and missing persons. The agency was formed at the direction of United States Attorney General John Ashcroft in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks last fall.