The Criminal Investigation Division consists of 28 employees. It is headed by Captain William Mathis. Lieutenant Craig Akard and Lieutenant Rusty Wright supervise sixteen officers assigned to detective duties. These officers have the responsibility of investigating all felony crimes except those involving vice or narcotics.
All detectives are cross-trained and work any type of investigation when needed.
10 Detectives have received extensive training in collection and preservation of evidence. When performing this function, they are known as Technical Investigators or TI's. At a major crime scene, their function is primarily to collect all evidence while their counterparts assigned as lead investigators conduct interviews and interrogations and focus on developing a suspect. The TI duty is rotated among those qualified to ensure they stay fresh and have equal opportunity to utilize their training and develop their investigative skills. The Criminal Investigation Division also has a secretary, Mary Odum, and a pawn shop clerk, Vickie Ange.