Investigations
Capt. Wayne Welch
(828) 250-4444
The Criminal Investigations Division (CID) is the "Sherlock
Holmes" division. It is responsible for investigating
and solving the cases received from the Patrol division that
require further investigation. The Buncombe County Sheriff
Office Criminal Investigations Division receives an average
of 350 to 400 new cases in a month's time. Each case is treated
with timely and respectful procedures and follows guidelines
set up by North Carolina and Buncombe County laws.
- Captain: The CID captain oversees the division, handles
the administrative tasks, and makes all final decisions.
- Lieutenant: The CID lieutenant is the captain's assistant.
He/She handles any tasks assigned by the captain, and acts
as captain in the captain's absence.
- Crime Scene Analysts: The Buncombe County Sheriff Office
has two (2) crime scene analysts. They are responsible for
collecting evidence at the crime scene. The analysts see
murders, deaths, and other crime scenes.
- Crime Analyst: The crime analyst can be a non-LEO employee.
This position is responsible for filing necessary forms
with the state, entering criminal records into the state
computer system, and researching items requested by a detective
- Records Clerk: The records clerk can be a non-LEO employee.
He/she is responsible for pulling records when requested,
filing all new reports, and maintaining all reports and
cases.
- Property Control Officer: The property control officer
is in charge of taking in new physical evidence, signing
out physical evidence, maintaining evidence, and storing
the physical evidence.
- Office Assistant: The office assistant serves as the Criminal
Investigations secretary, and may be a non-LEO employee.
He/she prepares reports and case files daily for the detectives,
answers the telephone, forwards calls and messages in a
timely manner, transcribes, and sorts the mail each day.
- CID Sergeants: The Buncombe County Sheriff's Office
CID has three sergeants. Each one oversees a different area
of criminal investigations, such as sex crimes, breaking
and entering, etc.
- Detectives: Sixteen CID employees are detectives. Three
of these work in the Juvenile/Sex crimes section. Seven
detectives work primarily with breaking and entering crimes.
The remaining six detectives who work cases in general areas
of crime, such as fraud, larcenies, and false pretense.
Detectives perform many tasks in order to solve a case. They
may have to surveillance all hours of the day and night, retrieve
evidence from all of Buncombe County, interview suspects of
crime and witnesses to crime, and travel many hours in order
to find the missing pieces to the "puzzle."
Monday through Friday
0830 to 1700 hours
- Two detectives and one crime scene analyst work 1530
to 0100 hours during the workweek.
- The weekend shift and the evening shift rotate among the
detectives.
- However, Criminal Investigations must be flexible in determining
their working hours.
- Detectives often must revise their schedules in order
to better serve Buncombe County.
CID
(828) 250-4436 Central Records
(828) 250-4404 |
