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City of Bedford
Program Summary
FY 2019-2020

Fund: General
Department: Police Division: Criminal Investigations (C.I.D.)

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Criminal Investigations Division (C.I.D.) is responsible for the prompt and accurate collection of evidence and information in order to
solve criminal offenses, while protecting the constitutional rights of all parties.

The Division is responsible for investigating crimes against property and/or persons, and conducting special and undercover operations
to include, but not limited to: narcotics, gang activities, gambling, and organized crime.

The Crime Analyst is charged with keeping officers and local agencies abreast of urgent suspect and/or officer safety issues as they arise.
The Crime Analyst also analyzes data in order to assist in the strategic patrol deployments and investigation of criminal acts.

The Division works closely with the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office to prosecute all criminal cases.

FY 2018-2019 HIGHLIGHTS

∗ Cooperated with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the Texas Rangers on a major case.
∗ Investigation of arrested persons led to identification of hundreds of fraud victims. Arrested persons were also associated with a
larger ring of organized crime throughout the Metroplex. Due to the efforts and actions of Criminal Investigations, cases have been
filed at both state and federal levels, many resulting in successful prosecutions thus far.

FY 2019-2020 DIVISIONAL GOALS
(AS RELATED TO COUNCIL STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS)

Transformation
∗ Continue to develop intelligence sharing in cooperation with the Department's Crime Analyst and neighboring agencies in order
to further investigative leads relating to property and violent crime.

Organizational Excellence
∗ Continue to maintain a low open case load average per detective/investigator.
∗ Continue to maintain a case clearance rate above the national average for persons crimes.
∗ Crime Analyst - provide the Patrol and Criminal Investigations Divisions with timely and specific crime analysis and statistical data
for deployment and investigative purposes.

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