The Detective Division is charged with the
responsibility of following up on cases which require specialized
training or are going to be so time intensive that a patrol officer
could not dedicate the proper time necessary to handle it. Where
most cases handled by this department can be closed by officers within
an eight-hour shift, or by the end of the next day, most of the
complaints assigned to the Detective Division take days, weeks and even
months to complete. In 2006, the number of felony level arrests
made by the Detective Division was at the highest level in the past 10
years (184 arrests). The Detective Division placed an
emphasis on the narcotics problem in the area...with the highest number
of arrests in the past 5 years on narcotics charges and the seizure of
several thousands of dollars in cash.
