Lieutenant Chris Mealy - 786-5508

Sergeant Jim Dunn - 786-5519 Identity Theft/Fraud Task Force

Sergeant Cheryl Stines  - 786-5516

Sergeant Ken Clark - 786-5512

The Detective Division is the investigative branch of the Sheriff’s Office.  There are currently twenty commissioned officers within the Detective Division; one Captain, one Lieutenant, two Sergeants, two Evidence Detectives, twelve Case Detectives, and four Support Staff.  This division is responsible for conducting follow up investigations into serious matters.  Typically the type of cases followed up can be classified as either property or person crimes:

• Property Crime involves burglary, theft, auto theft, forgery, fraud, malicious mischief and arson to mention a few.

• Person Crime involves homicide, assaults, robbery, kidnapping, sexual assault, hate crimes and any other crime involving a person central to the crime.

Within the Detective Division there are four sub units which are designed for specialty investigations. They are the Sexual Offender Registration Unit (SOR), the Evidence Unit, the Special Victims Unit (SVU), and the Major Crimes Unit. 

• The SOR Unit is responsible for registering the convicted sexual offenders and conducting community notification when required.  Furthermore, this unit conducts necessary enforcement action when violations occur. There are two Detectives assigned to this unit.

• The Evidence unit is responsible for processing major crime scenes, analyzing evidence and coordinating with the Washington State Crime Lab.  They are also responsible for conducting public auctions of unclaimed and/or seized items.  This unit is comprised of a Sergeant and two Evidence Detectives.

• The Special Victims Unit is a group of four Detectives working jointly on crimes against children, vulnerable adults, as well as victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.  The "team" approach affords a greater opportunity for Detectives to limit trauma to victims, as well as increase the chances of solving these serious incidents.

• The Major Crimes Unit consists of a core group of 4-6 Detectives who will investigate "major crimes” such as Homicides, violent assaults, Arson and robberies. 

For the 2007 year, Sheriff’s Office Detectives will conduct primary or follow-up investigations on approximately 2000 cases.  These cases will have been scrutinized for solvability factors prior to assignment.  Though limits as to what can be followed up are a modern day reality, the Sheriff’s Office takes all cases seriously and continues to strive towards improving the important service we provide for the public we serve.

The Detective Division also places a high regard on the need to be preventative in dealing with crime.  Therefore a strong emphasis is placed on having a collaborative approach with other law enforcement and relevant governmental entities, as well as with our community partners and the citizens we serve.  Many detectives are involved in such efforts, exemplified by their involvement with the Identity Theft/Fraud Task Force, Domestic Violence Task Force, the Sexual Assault Task Force, the Vulnerable Adult Task Force, the Children’s Justice and Advocacy Center, and the Rochester "Weed and Seed" program, just to name a few.  They also put in many hours performing community presentations on a myriad of local crime related topics, in an effort to reduce the likelihood of our citizens becoming crime victims.

Detective Division – Roster, Office Phone Numbers and Current Assignment:

• Det. Louise Adams - 786-5517 Special Victims Unit/Domestic Violence

• Det. Eric Kolb - 786-5610 Special Victims Unit/Sex Offenses

• Det. Steve Schell - 754-4395 Special Victims Unit/Domestic Violence

• Det. Chris Ivanovich - 786-5229 Special Victims Unit/Sex Offenses

• Det. Dave Haller - 786-5279 Major Crimes Unit

• Det. Steve Hamilton - 754-3343 Major Crimes Unit

• Det. Brian Cassidy - 709-3072 Major Crimes Unit

• Det. Gene Duprey - 786-5278 Major Crimes Unit

• Det. Tim Arnold - 786-5512 Evidence

• Det. Rod Gray - 786-5512 Evidence

• Det. Frank Frawley - 754-2894 Sex Offender Registration

• Det. Daryl Leischner - 786-5527 Sex Offender Registration

• Det. Mike Hirte - 786-5746 Forensic Investigations

• Det. Roland Weiss - 754-4105 Identity Theft/Fraud Task Force