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The Los Alamitos Police Department’s
Detective Bureau is staffed with a supervisor, two full-time detectives
and one part-time civilian investigator. The Detective Bureau falls
within the Operations Division and is overseen by the Police Captain.
This unit is responsible for the investigation of crimes and preparation
of cases for filing with the District Attorney’s Office and City
Prosecutor.
The Detective Sergeant is
responsible for direct supervision and case management in this unit. He
assigns cases, reviews reports, and carries his own caseload of reports
to investigate. The Sergeant’s duties also include personnel and
background investigations, as well as other administrative assignments.
Investigations are generally
classified into two groups: crimes against property and crimes against
persons. Although one detective is assigned to each of these crime
classifications, the detectives routinely cross over to assist each
other with special cases or if a backlog occurs in one area.
Crimes against persons include
assaults and batteries, sex crimes, domestic violence, child abuse,
homicides, robbery, kidnapping, missing persons, and other crimes that
involve violations against people.
Crimes against property include
grand and petty thefts, residential and commercial burglaries,
vandalism, and other crimes that involve a loss of or damage to
property. The majority of crimes in Los Alamitos fall into this
category.
The part-time Reserve Investigator
is assigned to investigate crimes against property, specifically
economic crimes such as forgery or fictitious checks.
Detectives are assigned to the
Detective Bureau on a three-year rotation. While assigned to the Bureau,
they generally work four ten-hour days per week.
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