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Force (ICAC), RI Human Trafficking Task Force (HSI) and the Human
Trafficking/Child Exploitation Task Force (FBI).

The Cranston Police Department’s Detective Division also boasts a wide array of
equipment and specialized legal functions needed to investigate and adjudicate
crimes, and to provide the best service possible to the citizens of our city. The
Bureau of Criminal Identification Unit utilizes state-of-the-art technology and
equipment in our enforcement and evidentiary collection efforts. Our Prosecution
Division is responsible for the successful prosecution of all criminal charges
brought by our department and showcases a coordinated and organized effort
between the Police Department and the Rhode Island Judiciary.

We are very proud of the hard work and efforts that our team of investigators put
forth on a daily basis. Our Detectives are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a
week, 365 day a year. It is this dedication that makes the Division so unique and
a special part of the Cranston Police Department.

CASE ASSIGNMENT AND REVIEW
For purposes of oversight regarding case assignment, monitoring, and review
within the Division; primary investigative assignments have been split into the
three investigative groups with one Sergeant assigned to each area of
responsibility. The three areas are currently comprised as follows:
Sergeant Michael Gates – 2nd Shift Detectives
Sergeant Mark Whitman – 1st Shift Detectives
Sergeant Lori Sweeney – Special Victims Unit Detectives

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT
The Criminal Investigations Unit (CIU) is responsible for follow up investigations
on all crimes reported to Cranston Police that are not solved during the initial
patrol response, as well as any additional follow-up which is deemed necessary
by the Patrol Supervisors. Detectives in CIU are trained investigators who
examine crimes that may require specialized techniques; including forensic
examination, surveillance, and the cultivation of informants. Virtually any crime
which requires follow-up investigation, excluding those handled by the Special
Victim’s Unit (cases of sexual misconduct or those involving juvenile offenders)
and the Special Investigative Unit (narcotics and vice related crime), is assigned
to the Criminal Investigations Unit.

The unit itself was responsible for 68 arrests based on follow up investigations,
and 75 arrest assists. Additional arrests made by the unit stemmed from on-scene
warrantless arrests after making contact with suspects in various situations. The
unit also was responsible for over seventy search warrants and acted as

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