The Detective Bureau consists of eight general detectives, one juvenile detective, one victim/witness advocate, one Detective Sgt. and one Lieutenant. They are under the direction of a Deputy Chief. They work in conjunction with the community beat initiative to provide the best possible services to the city.

In 2011 all case reports were reviewed by the Detective Bureau for completeness and for assignment to detectives.  980 cases were assigned to detectives based on seriousness of offense, solvability factors, need for further arrest, and/or court preparation.  These cases were broken down into four investigative categories:

In addition to case assignments, the Detective Bureau handles most court appearances, including arraignments, pre-trials, and grand jury presentations.  The Detective Bureau completes all background checks on prospective police department employees as well as background checks on all liquor permits.  Certain detectives provide secondary programs such as crime prevention, crime analysis and property and evidence room management.

Training has been an important component for the Detective Bureau personnel. All of the detectives have participated in on-going training in such areas as fraud investigations, computer crime, death investigations, sex crimes, internet crime, and auto theft.

The Detective Bureau looks forward to working with the community and providing another year of quality service to all in 2012.