Bishopville Police Department - SC

Inv. D Capps


Criminal Investigations Support Mission

Every victim of crime must be empowered with fairness, equity, and results from the criminal justice system. The Criminal Investigation Section of the Bishopville Police Department shall use all its resources and energy to provide for the successful resolution of criminal cases assigned. Keeping the victim's welfare and justice shall remain paramount. To do less is an injustice within itself.

The Criminal Investigation Section of the Bishopville Police Department assignments are the investigation of all felonies and serious crimes, recovering stolen property, assembling both witness and physical evidence to identify and apprehend criminals, and preparing youth and adult criminal cases for prosecution. Our activities are substantially 'after the fact' focusing on the development, organizing, and the execution of investigative techniques that would lead to the arrest and eventual conviction of criminal perpetrators at the court level.

The Criminal Investigations is separated in name only and is made up of members of your Bishopville police Department, and under the authority and control of the Chief of Police. The Investigators are given discretionary authority relative to the day-to-day operations. We consist of the following eight (8) Sections:

• Criminal Investigation
• Forensic/Identification
• Latent Print Examination
• Youth Investigation
• Domestic Violence
• Criminal Records
• National Crime Information Center
• Evidence and Property Room

Criminal Investigations provide for follow up felony investigation, crime scene processing, domestic violence investigations, juvenile investigation and referrals, criminal record checks, NCIC processing, in addition to services such as civilian fingerprinting and job employment background checks.
With access to resources statewide we can meet the challenge.