Division Responsibilities & Services
The Criminal Investigations Division (CID) is tasked with the thorough and timely investigation of crimes committed within the city limits of Murphy. The division is assigned 3 full-time detectives and 1 investigator.
CID performs the following functions:
- Crime scene investigations
- Forensic Analysis
- Transfer of evidence to external labs for processing
- Preparing cases for prosecution
- Coordinating with external local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies
- Application for search and arrest warrants
- Background checks for applications for employment
Note: All initial reports of crime must go through a patrol officer first. CID begins its investigation only after the patrol division has prepared an initial report.
Case updates can be obtained by contacting the assigned detective/ investigator:
Detective Hughes
Detective J. Chacon-Case
Detective K. Riebschlager
Investigator P. Gilbert