INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES
TECHNICAL SERVICES
1998 Statistics
LATENTS Examines and compares latent fingerprints lifted at crime scenes to identify the subjects who left the prints.
F 3,376 Cases involved
F 343 Latent prints identified
F 126 Fingerprints identified
F 673 Assists to other depts
PHOTO LAB Provides finished photographs for the entire Sheriff's Office, the Medical Examiner, and County Fire Rescue.
F 60,766 Photo prints processed
IDENTIFICATION Maintains the master fingerprint file. Conducts fingerprint searches and identifications for booking from all county jail facilities.
F 53,678 Bookings processed
F 853 Persons fingerprinted
EVIDENCE Stores, records and disposes of all items of evidence and property that is seized by the Sheriff's Office
F 15,833 Cases received
F 11,592 Cases disposed
F 11,592 Cases disposed
F $2,589,973 Recovered
CRIME LAB
1998 Statistics
ADMINISTRATION Logs subpoenas, coordinates purchases, and acts as system administrator for the Laboratory Information Management System.
F 2,500 Subpoenas logged
F 4,000 Lab reports logged
EVIDENCE Stores, records and disposes of evidence that is turned into the laboratory for forensic examination.
F 9,000 Cases received
DRUG CHEMISTRY Conducts analysis of illicit drugs seized by the Sheriff's Office and all municipalities in the county.
F 6,058 Cases received
F 2,853 Cases processed
TOXICOLOGY Conducts forensic examinations on body fluids and tissues and identifies and quantifies the drugs involved.
F 223 ME cases processed
F 324 DUI cases conducted
F 1,011 Drug cases conducted
SEROLOGY Conducts DNA analyses on all homicide and sexual assault cases in order to identify perpetrators.
F 660 Cases processed
F 257 ME blood cases processed
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