Criminal Investigation Unit

Mission Statement

The mission of the Criminal Investigation Unit (CIU) is to provide the highest quality criminal investigative support to the victim of a crime by conducting timely and thorough criminal investigations using advanced investigative techniques and forensic equipment.

Functions

The Criminal Investigation Unit, commonly known as CIU, primarily investigate serious crimes and provide criminal investigative support to the Patrol Division. CIU also provides criminal intelligence and forensic investigative support for the Patrol Division. CIU works closely with other local, state, federal, and military law enforcement agencies to investigate and counter the most serious crimes.

Detectives receive specialized training in a variety of investigative techniques and disciplines, including general and advanced criminal investigations, sex crimes investigations, child abuse investigations, death scene investigation, photography, interview and interrogation, crime scene investigation, collection of physical evidence and cell phone and computer forensics.

Contacting CIU

If you are the victim of a crime, you must make an initial report with our Patrol Division. This can be done in person at the Winslow Township Police Department or by calling our Dispatch center at (609) 561-3300. After making the initial report and if your case meets the criteria for assignment, it may be a few days before you are contacted by a Detective.

Detectives are on-call, and work varying schedules of the day and evening. CIU can be contacted during normal business hours, Monday-Friday, by calling (609) 567-0700 and follow the prompts.

Submit Crime Tips

You can submit crime tips by calling the (609) 561-0895. All calls are confidential.