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Criminal Investigations

The Criminal Investigations Division is responsible for the follow-up investigation of crimes committed against persons or property in the city.

The Dunwoody Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division includes a Major, Lieutenant, Sergeant, Crime Scene Technician, Crime Analyst, Narcotics Agent, and 7 Detectives. In addition, we have a Special Investigations Unit (SIU) comprising of a Sergeant and 3 Detectives. 

StaffTitleDepartmentsPhoneEmail
Dove, J.Lieutenant - Criminal InvestigationsPolice(678) 382-6908
Ehlbeck, R.Detective - Criminal InvestigationsPolice(678) 382-6925
Fisher, S.Crime Scene TechnicianPolice(678) 382-6915
Haviland, E.Detective - Criminal InvestigationsPolice(678) 382-6997
Krieg, P.Major - Administration and Criminal InvestigationsPolice(678) 382-6905
Laverty, J.Detective - Criminal InvestigationsPolice(678) 382-6924
Lowe, K.Crime and Intelligence AnalystPolice(678) 382-6931
Sanders, J.Sergeant - Criminal InvestigationsPolice(678) 382-6872
Vermillion, M.Detective - Criminal InvestigationsPolice(678) 382-6921
Waldron, T.Detective - Criminal InvestigationsPolice(678) 382-6911

Detectives

The Detectives are responsible for investigating serious crimes against persons as well as property crimes, normally referred to as Part 1 crimes. In addition, Detectives are responsible for the investigation of other crimes including credit card fraud, bad checks, and similar crimes. Detectives are on-call to assist the Uniform Patrol Division when requested.

Crime Scene Technician

The Crime Scene Technician is responsible for the recovery of evidence and the methodical processing of crime scenes. This can include the use of powder and chemical techniques to recover fingerprints from evidence and restore serial numbers that have been partially obliterated.

Crime Analyst

The Crime Analyst is responsible for the identification of crime trends, series, and patterns for the deployment of resources. In addition to in-house statistical analysis, the Dunwoody Police Department Crime Analyst also partners with Crimereports.com for real-time crime analysis information to the public. Please refer to the Crime Map for crime information within the City.

Narcotics Agent

The Narcotics Agent is a member of a task force of local, state and federal officers charged with assessing drug problems and designing specific initiatives to reduce or eliminate the production, manufacture, transportation, distribution and chronic use of illegal drugs and money laundering.

Crime Prevention

Please visit Crime Info & Stats for more information on crime prevention, missing and wanted persons, crime statistics and reports.

To contact the Criminal Investigations Division please call 678-382-6900. To leave an anonymous tip, please call 678-382-6872.