Detectives investigate a variety of assaults, most frequently involving domestic disputes and gang violence. Such crimes are aggressively investigated by detectives. Detectives are part of the East Multnomah County Major Crimes Team which investigates serious assaults and homicides. The alleged sex abuse of children and violent assaults upon women are investigated by detectives. Detectives coordinate their cases with health care and social service professionals in order to best address the needs of the victims.
Investigators work with uniform deputies in an effort to identify suspects.
E-mail detectives with information or questions. The dramatic growth of computer usage in all facets of our community has required the Sheriff's Office to dedicate unbudgeted resources to high technology criminal investigations. Due to the nature of highly evolving technologies relative to computers, telecommunications, and the financial industry, criminal investigators conducting these types of crimes must be highly trained and extremely precise. During one recent 12 month period, the Sheriff's Office received 34 computers to process for evidence of criminal activity. This is a slow and arduous task because of the need for care relative to the complex nature of the investigation, preservation of evidence, and potential liability for the loss of data and the cost of the computer.