Central Investigations
Auto
Theft Unit
Tarrant
Regional
Auto Crimes
Task Force
Fugitives
Unit Homicide
Unit
Vice and
Narcotics
Unit Robbery
Unit
CID
UNITS
Crimes
Against
Children
Unit
Gang
Unit
Gun
Crimes
Unit
Sex Crimes
Unit
Domestics
Unit
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| 2019 Annual Report
Economic
Crimes
In 2019, the department received a Violence Against
Women Act grant from the Governor’s Office to create an
additional investigator position in the Domestic Crimes
Unit. Detective Tracey Dixon, a veteran investigator within
the agency, was selected to staff the position as a Domestic
Crimes Unit High-Risk Intimate Partner Violence Detective.
The primary focus will be on high-risk intimate partner
violence cases involving strangulation.
The Narcotics Unit has covert personnel that target
drug complaints that come in from citizens and from
field officers. In 2019, the department seized 10 pounds
of Marijuana, 1,671 pounds of Methamphetamine, eight
pounds of heroin, and over $783K in cash. Marijuana cases
investigated by the department indicate that in 2019,
98.44% of bookings for marijuana involved a misdemeanor
amount and 1.55% of bookings involved a felony amount.
There were a total of 1,869 cases for marijuana possession.
In addition, a firearm was associated with 9.63% of all
bookings with marijuana possession or distribution.
The Vice Unit worked 119 cases, executed 10 search
warrants and effected 17 prostitution arrests. The unit
conducted human trafficking outreach operations to identify
potential victims
and increase public
awareness.