 The City-County Bureau of Identification was established by the North Carolina Legislature in 1937. This specialized fingerprint identification bureau was founded as an independent agency to ensure that a high level of forensic services could be provided to support all law enforcement agencies in Wake County.
Mission Priorities
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Locate, examine, and identify forensic evidence from crime scenes.
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Maintain criminal history and fingerprint records in all Wake County arrests.
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Perform non-criminal fingerprint identification services for the general public.
The Investigations Division searches for, identifies and preserves physical evidence that can be unmistakably linked to the perpetrator of a crime.
The Support Services Division maintains criminal arrest records. The Support Services Division also helps the general public with their personal identification needs including employment, fingerprinting and record checks.
The Crime Laboratory Division consists of the Forensic Examiners (Impression Evidence), the Evidence Technician, Forensic Examiner for Digital Evidence, a Forensic Photographer and Drug Chemist. This department handles forensic photo analysis and comparison, footwear impression analysis and comparison, drug analysis, and forensic computer examinations and video enhancement. |
Phone:
919-856-6300 |
Fax:
919-255-7337 |
Mailing Address:
3301 Hammond Road
P.O. Box 550
Raleigh, NC 27603 |
Director/Program Manager:
Salvatore (Sam) J. Pennica |
Location:
3301 Hammond Rd.; Raleigh NC 27603 |
Learn more about:
Fingerprinting |