CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION

 

The Criminal Investigation Division is responsible for the follow-up investigation of crimes reported to the Charleston Police Department.  In most cases, incidents of crime are reported to the Patrol Division where a report is generated by a uniformed police officer.  Those reports are then forwarded to CID for review and case assignment.

The decision as to whether or not a case is assigned to detectives is made by the CID supervisors.  Because of the volume of cases received, discretion must be used in making case assignments.  A number of "solvability factors" are considered.  Known suspects, physical evidence and witnesses are examples of solvability factors which greatly increase the likelihood of solving a crime.  Violent crimes, property crimes involving a substantial loss, or recurring pattern crimes are generally assigned even if no factors are present.

Commanders
      

                  

           Sgt. Steve Cooper - Chief of Detectives
     

                  

         Sgt. Aaron James - Asst. Chief of Detectives

                                                                                                           Investigators

                             

              Det. B.M. Chapman              Det. G.R. Daniels                Det. A.K. Davis                  Det. S.A. Dempsey               Det. R.L. Eggleton

                             

                  Det. T.L. Hazelett                   Det. D.S. Paxton                   Det. J.C. Powell                      Det. S.C. Snodgrass                 Det. J.F. Taylor

                                                                               

                Det. D.L. Workman

                                                                                     Domestic Violence Investigator

                                                                                 

                                                                                      Det. B. W. Jones

                                                                                      Domestic Violence Coordinator 

                                                                                                        

                                                                                                                 Kimberly Eagle

 

                                                                                                         Secretaries

                                                                               

                                                                Danielle Given                                                                 Elizabeth Skiles  

                                                

All members of the Criminal Investigation Division are subject to call 24 hours a day to respond to any emergency.

If you need to speak with a detective, or want to inquire about a case status, call (304) 348-6480.  If your call is other than normal working hours, please leave a message, or if the call is urgent, it may be possible to contact the detective via the Records Section at 348-6424.

In the event of an emergency, call 911.