Property Crimes
Property Crimes Units (North & East and South & West)
Each Property Crimes Unit is comprised of a sergeant and ten investigators. Property Crimes investigators investigate crimes of theft, damage to property, residential and business break-ins, and recovered stolen property.
Person Crimes
The Person Crimes Unit has a sergeant and six investigators responsible for investigating crimes of violence - including murder, rape, robberies, assaults, and arsons. The Person Crimes Unit also investigates cases involving adult missing persons.
Juvenile Crimes
The six investigators and investigative sergeant in the Juvenile Crimes Unit manage all criminal cases involving offenders and victims under the age of 16. The Juvenile Unit also investigates missing persons under the age of 18.
Intelligence Unit
The Intelligence Unit functions to gather, organize, assess and store criminal intelligence information on criminals, radical groups or gangs who pose a threat to the Wake County community.
Fraud Unit
This unit investigates frauds and other "white collar crimes" including Identity Theft, Credit Card Fraud, Counterfeit Checks, Forgery, Embezzlement and any other attempts to obtain property by trickery or deception.
School Resource Officers
School Resource Officers (SRO) perform necessary law enforcement functions on campus. This function includes proactive crime prevention, conducting criminal investigations, making arrests when necessary, developing intervention strategies and crisis planning. The SRO is instrumental in providing a safe environment conducive to the learning process. Students and faculty have a heightened perception of safety due to the work of the SRO. The SRO functions as a mentor, a positive role model, and a friend.