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The Investigative Unit investigates all crimes that occur within the
jurisdiction of the Airport, from the least serious to the most serious.
The Investigators are also required to perform crime scene
investigations such as recording the crime scene photographically,
processing the scene for evidence, latent prints, and recording the
investigative events as they occur. The Unit maintains the property and
evidence submitted by all officers of the department, and ensures the
chain of custody is maintained. The Investigative Unit obtains all the
criminal
warrants for the department. The Investigators present felony
criminal cases to the Grand Jury of Shelby County for indictment.
Interviewing suspects, witnesses and victims is another duty of the
Investigative Unit. The Unit is
responsible for performing thorough
background investigations on new potential employees for the Police
Department. The Unit does the follow-up investigations on all crimes
after the initial reports are taken. The Unit is responsible for the
Internal Affairs Investigation of the Department as well as any Special
investigations assigned. Intelligence and organized crime functions
are the responsible of the Unit. The Investigative Unit is the liaison
between Federal, State, Local, and County law enforcement agencies. The
Unit is on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. |
