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SUPPORT DIVISION |
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KENDALL GREENE Support Commander Personal email
Commander Greene is currently responsible for managing the Support Division of the Police Department. He is responsible for the Detective Bureau, Narcotics Enforcement Unit, Gang Suppression Unit, Crime Lab, Property Evidence Operations, Emergency Communications Center as well as the Police Records Bureau.
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INVESTIGATIONS BUREAU
The Investigations Bureau serves as the major investigative arm of the Police Department. Accordingly, this bureau is tasked with providing the department's follow-up investigative response to felony offenses. This response is primarily aimed at developing prosecutable cases, identifying perpetrators and apprehending criminal offenders. The deployment of investigative resources is generally based on the type of event to be investigated, the specific expertise required and the incident's priority. Concurrently, the Investigations Bureau also collects, identifies, categorizes and secures physical evidence in preparation for subsequent prosecutorial action. It includes the General Investigation Section, the Special Investigations Unit, the Scientific Investigations Unit, the Evidence and Property Control Section and the Records Unit. Detectives in the Bureau are assigned to particular categories of crimes. These include crimes against persons, crimes against property, sexual assault and forgery/fraud. Detectives assigned to this section have gained unique expertise in these specific crimes through a combination of training and experience. Within this context, detectives work with the community to apply their special skills and solve acts of criminal conduct.
SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT
The specialized teams which comprise this unit have been organized to focus on the interdiction of illicit drugs; reduction of gang related offenses and apprehension of criminal gang and narcotic offenders. This unit includes the Gang Suppression Team and Narcotics Suppression Team and is supervised by two Police Sergeants.
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Narcotics Suppression Team (NST)
The Narcotics Suppression Team consists of one sergeant, one corporal and two detectives. They concentrate on narcotic traffickers who bring illicit drugs into our neighborhoods and the active narcotic addicts who victimize our residents and businesses to support their addiction. Their strategy is intentionally designed to identify, target, apprehend and prosecute offenders who use and/or traffic in illicit drugs. Tactics utilized by this team include deployment of undercover officers and the use of cooperative informants to gain information in support of criminal prosecution for drug sales and/or use.
Gang Suppression Team (GST)
The Gang Suppression Team is comprised of one sergeant, one corporal and two detectives who are responsible for the investigation of all gang-related offenses, and the tracking of identified gang members and their associates. The detectives also work closely with the School Resource Officer and patrol.
SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS SECTION
This unit is charged with the responsibility of conducting in-depth scientific investigations at major crime scenes and the processing of evidence in the department's crime lab. Work includes latent fingerprint collection and identification, photography, use of laser technology, tool mark comparisons and evidence collection for subsequent identification and prosecution of criminal suspects.
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Crime Lab
The crime laboratory is responsible for providing technical support to both the line officers and detectives of the Police Department. These services include processing of crime scenes for physical evidence, searching for and comparison of latent fingerprints, crime scene photography, photo lab services including updating the digital mug system, trace metal and gun shot residue recovery, along with some limited ballistic work.
In addition, this unit is responsible for liaison with state and federal crime labs and identification bureaus in other local agencies. The crime laboratory is staffed by one full-time civilian identification technician and two full-time civilian assistant lab technicians.
EVIDENCE AND PROPERTY CONTROL SECTION
The Property and Evidence Section is responsible for receiving, cataloging, documenting and storing evidence and recovered property. On the average the Property Control Section handles 8,000 to 9,000 articles annually.
Upon completion of court proceedings, arrangements are made for the proper disposition of evidence. This evidence is returned to the rightful owner or otherwise legally disposed of. A continuing goal of Property and Evidence is to maintain an active purge system in order to reduce the number of bicycles, firearms and other property being held.
Working hand-in-hand with the District Attorney's Office, Superior Court, Department of Justice, and other law enforcement agencies, Records oversees dissemination of confidential information for appropriate disposition of cases and statistical purposes. The Records Bureau efficiently accomplishes its primary goal of Community Service and the security of all records.