Investigative Assistant

The City of Fayetteville is currently recruiting for an Investigative Assistant to assist in and perform technical and investigative work associated with criminal cases; to assist in the performance of detectives who are responsible for investigative work in the prevention, detection and enforcement of violations of the law; and to perform related activities.

1. Assist detectives in contacting victims and witnesses of crimes, assist in locating suspects, gathering evidence, and assist in investigating violations of the law.
2. Assist detectives with the preparation of and follow-up to investigations, reports, felony folders, and all other required reports following the guidelines set forth in the Departmental General Orders or Operating Procedures.
3. Prepare necessary documentation needed to prosecute criminals and testify as an expert witness in criminal court as needed.
4. Assist in the preparation and/or completion of search warrants, non-testimonial court orders, and juvenile petitions or prepare court orders and documentation; notarize documents as needed.
5. Review Crime Analyst data to assist detectives in trends to anticipate criminal activity.
6. Research, investigate and review databases to assist detectives, to include Leads on Line, Accurint, DCI, Linx, Insurance, NCAWARE, PWC utility database.
7. Prepare photo line-ups from mug shots and submitted photographs; print and distribute crime scene photographs; upload, retrieve, catalog, archive and maintain electronic and manual photographic images. 
8. Review police reports submitted by police officers; work with other agencies, assisting detectives, to obtain police reports, background checks, mug shots, fingerprints, and bookings; photograph crime scenes and transports evidence.
9. Gather, scan, sort Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) for death and homicide investigations; may assist homicide detectives with all death investigations assigned to the unit, including natural deaths, suspicious deaths, overdoses, suicides, and homicides; become a certified Mobile Operator and Physical Analyst to extract and analyze all data from mobile devices utilizing Gray Key and Cellebrite machine to assist detectives with death investigations (Homicide unit only).
10. Become Geospatial Analysis certified to map and analyze mobile devices and cellular towers to help detectives during their investigations.
11. May assist homicide detectives with collecting and analyzing surveillance video to assist detectives with death investigations.

For a complete job description, click here.Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.  A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be: 

Experience:
Five years of increasingly responsible experience in law enforcement, investigative work, criminal justice, police services or a related field.  

Training:   
Equivalent to an Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in criminal justice, law enforcement, police services or a related field.  Successful completion of training as specified by the department.

LICENSING & CERTIFICATIONS: 

Required:   
Possession of an appropriate valid driver’s license and ability to maintain insurability. Ability to acquire DCI/NCIC Level I & II Certification within one year of employment.  

Preferred:
None. 

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• This position is subject to pre-employment polygraph and/or CVSA testing.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.

Per North Carolina Administrative Code – “A conviction of a crime or unlawful act defined as a Class B misdemeanor renders an applicant or certified DCIN user ineligible to become certified as a DCIN user when such conviction is within 10 years of the application date of request for DCIN certification. A conviction of a felony or two or more Class B misdemeanors regardless of the date of conviction renders an applicant or certified DCIN user permanently ineligible to hold such certification.”

From the time of closing, the selection process is anticipated to last approximately 4 - 6 weeks. The process will consist of a panel interview with the selected candidate being subject to a pre-employment drug screen and a background investigation, driving history check and polygraph and/or CVSA to be conducted by the Police Department.

Salary : $24