Police Department Detectives

Detective Duties:

• Analyze completed police reports to determine what additional information and investigative work is needed
• Obtain facts or statements from complainants, witnesses, and accused persons and record interviews, using recording device
• Obtain summary of incident from officer in charge at crime scene, taking care to avoid disturbing evidence
• Note, mark, and photograph location of objects found, such as footprints, tire tracks, bullets and bloodstains, and take measurements of the scene
• Examine crime scenes to obtain clues and evidence, such as loose hairs, fibers, clothing, or weapons
• Secure deceased body and obtain evidence from it, preventing bystanders from tampering with it prior to medical examiner's arrival
• Examine records and governmental agency files to find identifying data about suspects
• Obtain evidence from suspects
• Prepare charges or responses to charges, or information for court cases, according to formalized procedures
• Provide testimony as a witness in court

UTAH AMBER ALERT REGISTRATION FORM

The wireless industry has officially partnered with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) to distribute AMBER Alerts to wireless consumers who opt in to receive geographically specified messages on their wireless devices through an AMBER Alert wireless messaging system. Utah is now participating at a national level.

Subscribers capable of receiving text messages, and whose wireless carrier participates in the Wireless AMBER Alerts Initiative, may opt in to receive alerts by registering at www.wirelessamberalerts.org or their wireless carrier's website. Users can designate up to five ZIP codes from which they'd like to be alerted in the case of an AMBER Alert activation.

You may choose to receive these notifications on your cellular phone, your pager, and/or your e-mail. Utah has a statewide AMBER Alert plan. When you are directed to the Wireless AMBER Alert webpage to sign up, you will be automatically taken to your subscribers webpage. You only need to enter one (1) Utah area code to receive an alert for the state of Utah. If you choose to receive wireless alerts for another state, you can enter area codes and state information for that state. You can also sign up to receive email notification at the same website. Click here to register.