Support Operations Bureau
Criminal Investigations
• The Sex Crimes Unit captured two
offenders who had committed multiple
offenses in the area.
• The Fugitive Team served 726 felony arrest
warrants in 2017.
• The department instituted a violent crime
task force last year to reverse crime trends
related to gun violence, drugs and known
offenders.
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The Criminal Investigations
Division encompasses several
investigative units including Auto
Theft, Homicide, Robbery, Gang,
Domestics, Sex Crimes, Economic
Crimes, Fugitives, Crimes Against
Children, and Vice and Narcotics
Units. The homicide unit investigated
19 murder cases in 2017 with a 79%
clearance rate. Of the 19 cases, 18
homicides were committed using a
firearm and the remaining case was
committed using a knife.
The Robbery Unit investigated
849 cases in 2017 with a clearance
rate of 49% which includes jail
workout cases. Out of those
investigations, detectives prepared
263 arrest and search warrants which
resulted in 247 arrests. The Gang Unit
had 194 cases assigned consisting
of 10 gang-related shooting
investigations; down from 13 in 2016.
The unit made 223 arrests with 39
of those arrestees having ties to
documented gangs. The Gang Unit
regularly participated in home visits
and provided information sessions to
educate citizens on emerging trends
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and gang prevention strategies.
The Fugitive Unit was assigned
644 active cases, many of which dealt
with violent offenders or individuals
that could not be located by patrol
and other investigative units. Through
extensive investigative techniques,
the unit cleared 726 cases in 2017.
The team works alongside the United
States Marshals Task Force.
The Sex Crimes Unit arrested
two offenders in unrelated offenses.
In one of the incidents, the detective
was able to gather evidence after a
public media release and determine
the suspect in the Arlington offense
was the same suspect in a sexual
assault case from two years earlier in
another jurisdiction. In the second
arrest, an offender was approaching
females in a hotel parking lot and
exposing himself. Through excellent
investigative work in the case,
detectives worked with patrol to
make the arrest and clear several
cases.
The department instituted a
violent crime task force which pulled
resources together from around
the organization to focus on gun
violence, drugs and known offenders.
As part of that task force, a focused
prosecution program was started
that refers cases on violent offenders,
repeat offenders, and gun-related
crimes to the U.S. Attorney’s Office
for federal prosecution. A total of
42 individuals were referred for
consideration.
The Vice and Narcotics Unit
seized $174,600 dollars and assets
tied to illicit drug transactions and
other criminal endeavors. The unit
works citizen tips, conducts covert
operations, and protects victims from
human trafficking.