Detective
Division
Criminal Investigations
Crime
Scene
Vice,
Intelligence Narcotics
Crime
Analysis
Crime
Prevention
Criminal
Investigations
The Criminal
Investigations Unit provides specialized felony and misdemeanor
investigative services for criminal acts committed within the City
of Lighthouse Point. These are generally cases that require follow-up
investigations after patrol officers have completed their initial
investigation.
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Crime
Scene
All Lighthouse
Point Police Officers have been trained to conduct basic crime scene
investigations. Officers are responsible for securing, protecting
and processing crime scenes. This may require photographing, collecting
and marking items of evidentiary value. Subsequent actions include
collecting and preserving evidence such as glass, fabrics, tool
marks and latent fingerprint samples for comparison as well as storing
and preserving them appropriately for court presentation.
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Vice,
Intelligence Narcotics
Select officers
have the primary responsibility for conducting criminal investigations
into street narcotic sales as well as sophisticated, organized,
and conspiratorial narcotics trafficking, vice crimes, organized
crime and racketeering. These officers work in direct conjunction
with the Drug Enforcement Administration.
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Crime
Analysis
The function
of crime analysis is the collection and analysis of crime data.
These analyses bear out methods of operation of individual crime
patterns as well as make projections of criminal activity. This
assist with tactical and long range planning efforts related to
departmental resources and manpower allocations.
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Crime
Prevention
This unit is
actively involved in planning, development, implementation, evaluation
and follow-up of specific police and community problems. Officers
create and implement pro-active crime prevention strategies, develop
educational programs, create community involvement programs, and
interact with citizens and businesses in the city to identify safety
and crime prevention methodologies.
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