The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office maintains a full-time investigative unit known as the Criminal Investigations Division (C.I.D.) The primary responsibility of CID is conducting criminal investigations and arresting the perpetrators of crimes. CID investigates crimes occurring within this jurisdiction based on facts and evidence to arrest or cause the issuance of criminal warrants.

Crimes against Persons/Major Crimes

Crimes against Persons/Major Crimes

Investigators assigned to this unit will investigate crimes made against a person such as Aggravated Assault, Battery, and Robbery just to name a few. This unit is also assigned cases that are considered major crimes such as but not limited to Murder.
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Crimes against Property

Crimes against Property

Investigators assigned to this unit will investigate crimes made against property such as Theft, Burglary, and Fraud related offenses.
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Crimes against Children

Crimes against Children

Investigators assigned to this unit will investigate crimes committed by or against any child under the age of 17 years of age.
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Crime Scene Unit

Crime Scene Unit

Investigators assigned to this unit process evidence related to crimes and maintain custody of said evidence until trial. At times, these investigators are tasked with processing an entire scene where a crime was committed and working closely with other investigators to find perpetrators of crimes.
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Computer Forensics

Computer Forensics

Investigators assigned to this unit process digital evidence collected from any electronic device and work closely with other investigators to determine the perpetrators of crimes.
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Abuse Cases and Missing or Abducted Children

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office maintains trained and experienced staff for:

  • Abuse cases

  • Child Pornography

  • Missing and Abducted children

  • Internet Safety

  • Prevention of missing and abducted children

  • Utilizing Amber Alerts if a abduction occurs

When dealing with a possible missing child situation, it is important to understand safety and prevention methods that may minimize and resolve these types of situations.

  • It is essential to maintain current head and shoulders photograph, e.g., recent school photo no more than six months old, of your children.

  • Keep photos in an accessible place for any parent or guardian.

  • Educate yourself and your children to know what to do if your child is missing.

  • Immediately search your home, including all areas into where a child may crawl or hide.

  • If you don’t find your child, immediately call Law Enforcement and notify them.

  • If your child becomes missing in a store or public place, notify the store manager/ supervisor immediately and call Law Enforcement.

In many abuse cases abuse it is not a stranger that is the perpetrator, but someone that the family and child may know. Therefore, it is important to educate children on how to react to a situation whether it is a stranger or someone they trust. Provide rules or guidelines that will help them understand what to do if they experience a situation. Explain to them to always talk to their parent or guardian if:

  • It is safe for them to go anywhere with another person.

  • It is safe to accept anything from another person.

  • They experience a situation of possible abuse (sexual or physical) and help them understand what are good and bad touches.

Maintaining communication with your child is important to help ensure they will know what to do and whom to tell if they experience a situation.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office investigates numerous crimes that revolve around the use of the Internet:

  • Credit card fraud

  • Identity theft

  • Stalking

  • Child pornography