Leon County Sheriff's Office (Florida) - Criminal Investigations Bureau

Criminal Investigations Bureau

• Violent Crimes Unit - Investigates domestic violence, sexual battery, child abuse (including child sexual abuse), aggravated battery, missing persons (including parental abductions), death both criminal and non-criminal i.e. suicide).
• Property Unit - Investigates burglaries, thefts, vandalism, animal cruelty, arson, dealing in stolen property and various other property related crimes. The unit has 10 detectives is supervised and directed by 2 detective sergeants.
• Vice Unit - Handles vice, narcotics related criminal activity and drug activity from the street level dealer to large scale smuggling cases.
• Financial Crimes Unit - Investigate crimes including embezzlement, bank fraud, scams, credit card fraud, computer fraud, financial exploitation of the elderly/disabled and other white collar crimes.
• Robbery Task Force organized in March 1981, the RTF consists of two LCSO Detectives and two Tallahassee Police Department investigators involved in violent robberies.
• Auto Theft Task Force - Made up of one detective from the LCSO and one Tallahassee Police Department detective working jointly in the investigation of auto thefts including chop shop operations, title frauds, VIN switches and other investigations related to vehicle thefts.

• Criminal Intelligence Unit - CIU is a support unit within the Criminal Investigations Unit, is used as a support function for SWAT. It also collects, evaluates and disseminates strategic intelligence and assists members of the Department with criminal investigations by providing information and access to resources not normally available through the conventional investigative process. The Unit Detective maintains memberships in several intelligence organizations to include: Regional Organized Crime Information Center (ROCIC), Florida Intelligence Unit (FIU), South Georgia Intelligence Network (SGIN), Florida Gang Investigators Association (FGIA). The CIU also tracks sexual predators and offenders as required by Florida's Public Safety Information Act.
• Crime Scene Unit - Composed of one sergeant, five investigators, two evidence custodians, one fingerprint technician, a secretary and a part-time file clerk. This unit processes crime scenes, operating a latent fingerprint laboratory, a full service photo laboratory (color, black and white), serve as the evidence custodians for the department, prepare and submit current arrest fingerprint cards for adults and juveniles and conduct investigations.
• Victim Advocate Unit - Established in 1995, VAU provides a caring and compassionate direct victim service to help assist in their participation in the criminal justice system and to advocate their rights as specified by the Florida Law.