Peoria County Sheriff’s Office: Crime Scene Unit

The Sheriff's Office Crime Scene Unit utilizes three full time Deputy Sheriffs. The Deputies are highly trained in forensic sciences, including fingerprints, photography, arson investigation, and blood spatter. The Deputies are responsible for gathering, preserving and processing physical evidence found at all crime scenes within the Departments jurisdiction. At least one Deputy is on call 24 hours per day. These officers ensure that evidence is processed by themselves or the proper agency, up to and including any presentation in court.

All three Deputies collect fingerprints and testify to fingerprint identifications, which sometimes are the most crucial piece of evidence in certain criminal cases. These Deputies are also responsible for the evidence vault, which contains every piece of evidence collected by the Department for investigation purposes. The primary goal of the Crime Scene Unit is to collect, preserve, and investigate any physical evidence which may influence the outcome of any criminal case.