Criminal Investigation Unit

The Criminal Investigations Unit is based out of the Sheriff’s Office Patrol Station in Voorheesville, New York. This unit is responsible for providing comprehensive investigative assistance along with technical support to units within the Sheriff’s Office and smaller local police agencies throughout Albany County.

The Investigators assigned to this elite unit are highly trained in a multitude of areas such as crime scene investigations, sex offenses, assaults, homicides, crimes against children, crimes against the elderly, auto theft, gang intelligence, financial crimes, white collar crimes, evidence collection, fire investigations, insurance fraud, accident investigations and computer crimes. These areas only touch on the different crimes investigated by this unit and the training and expertise of the investigators assigned to the unit.

The Criminal Investigations Unit is a 24-hour per day, 7-day a week operation, making them available to anyone in need of their assistance and expertise.

Above:  A mock crime scene used by Investigators to train

with in the identification, collection and documentation of

evidence.