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CASE ASSIGNMENT AND REVIEW



               For oversight purposes regarding case assignment, monitoring, and review within the

               Division, primary investigative duties have been split between the Special Victims Unit

               and the Criminal Investigations Unit. Sergeants Lori Sweeny and Mark Whitman are

               responsible  for  the  assignments  to  SVU  and  CUI,  respectively,  with  administrative

               oversight provided by Lieutenant Stephen Brooks.











               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  and  any  additional  follow-up  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  142  arrests  based  on  follow-up  investigations.

               Additional arrests made by the unit stemmed from on-scene warrantless arrests after

               contacting suspects in various situations.  The unit was also responsible for sixty-four


               arrest warrants and numerous search warrants and acted as complainants on other

               warrants  for  other  outside  agencies  who  were  executing  the  same  within  the

               jurisdiction of the City of Cranston.






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