Chief John Drake Announces a Realignment of Precinct Based Investigations Teams to Centralized Specialized Sections

Chief John Drake today announced a realignment of current precinct-based investigation components into specialized/centralized units beginning this Monday to more effectively respond to crime trends in the areas of burglary, organized retail crime, non-domestic felony assault, and community offenses.
The plan calls for the 51 current precinct-based detectives and 16 supervisors to move into newly created centralized units under the umbrella of the Criminal Investigations Division.

"Men and women working together in a centralized environment with a degree of specialization in their investigations will benefit residents in neighborhoods across Davidson County," Chief Drake said. "At the same time, precinct commanders and their teams will remain plugged into the progress of investigations and emerging trends."

The centralized Burglary Section will consist of 12 detectives and 3 supervisors who will work cases countywide over two shifts and will be subject to callout. Their offices will be physically located at the North Precinct.
The centralized Organized Retail Crime Section will consist of 10 detectives and 3 supervisors and will work closely with an expanded Fraud Section consisting of 7 detectives, up from 5, and 1 supervisor. The Organized Retail Crime and Fraud Sections will be housed at the South Precinct.

The Non-Domestic Felony Assault Section will consist of 12 detectives and 3 supervisors who will work over two shifts and will be subject to callout. Their offices will be physically located at the Midtown Hills Precinct. Shooting incidents in which persons are wounded will continue to be worked by the Specialized Investigations Division's Non-Lethal Shooting Unit.

The Community Crimes Investigations Section will consist of 15 detectives and 5 supervisors who will work on a 24-hour basis on calls including misdemeanor assaults, miscellaneous thefts, unfounded bomb threats and vandalism. The Community Crimes Section will be housed at the Madison Precinct.