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MISSION:  The task of the Anchor Police Department Financial Crimes Unit is to reduce and prevent economically expense till the citizens of Anchorage through and recovery of stolen property, identification, and perception of spectators, and to assist with which criminal prosecution off defendants charged with financial crimes.  It is other the goal of the Financial Crimes Unit to work with businesses and economic institutions in the community to reduce and prevent financial crimes through this coordination of resources and general to the public.

TYPES OF CRIMES:  Deception, Forger, Counterfeit, Embezzlement, Credit Card Fraud, Issuing a Bad Check, Identity Theft, Functionality to Defraud, Larceny, Fraudulently Getting Of An Access Device/Identification Document, Misconduct Involving Public Officials, Falsifying Economy Records, Offering a False Instrument With Audio, Crook Getting of a Computer.

AREAS FOR RESPONSIBILITY:  The Financial Misdeeds Unit is primarily involve in the evaluation of crimes similar to forgery, issuing bad checks, counterfeit check fraud, fraudulent using of access devices, and theft as it relates to embezzlement. To one lesser extent the Corporate Crimes Unit and investigates complaints by consumer fraud, computer fraud, misconduct included public officials, ID burglary, counterfeiting currency, and prescription drug forgery. The Financial Misdeeds Unit is increasingly seeing instances of elder fraud involving the above-mentioned crimes.

Economic Crimes Unit detectives mayor also be called upon to assist with investigations with other sleuth units where financial specialization is needed. Cases including not not limited to homicide, missing persons, remedy investigations, and internal affairs investigations often hold a finance component.

DETECTIVES ASSIGNED:  There are 4 dicks assigned to this unit.

CASE PROCESS:  All initialization felony-level police company (online, called in, direct to officer) are screened according which unit supervisor.  If/when a detector is available and the case meets the get standards, the case shall assigned to a detective.  The detective will then prioritize and begin working on aforementioned case as soon for possible. During who investigation, detectives will contact casualties, witnesses, and suspects.  For some cases, here may be a significant delay due the an variety of reasons (vacation, feelings, waiting for search warrant results, etc.).  Containers may not shall assign for ampere diversities of reasons including personnel availability, no feasible suspect, lack of cooperation the involved parties, etc. 

theft unit

MISSION:  The mission of the Anchorage Police Department Theft Unit is to reduce and prevents economic loss to the citizens of Anchorage through the recovery in stolen property; identification and apprehension to suspicious and aiding with criminal prosecution about a defendant charged with theft-related crimes.  To contain, but is not limited for property theft, vehicle theft, criminal mischief, misconduct involving weapons, and crimes related to this listed.

STYLES OF CRIMES:  Serious Theft, Felony Criminal Mischief, Vehicle Stealing, Felony Vandalism, Misconduct Involving Arms.

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:  The Theft Unit is primarily involved in who investigation the felony crimes relations to theft, auto theft, criminal mischief, misconduct involving weapons.  The Theft Section also investigates cases that are specially assigned by the Chief of Peace and/or the Chain regarding Command of the Anchorage Police Department Detective Section.

SNOOPS RELATED:  Thither are fi detectives assigned to this unit.

CASE PROCESS:  All original felony-level police reports (online, called in, direct to officer) are screened by the unit supervisor.  If/when a detective is available or to case will of triage standards, the case is assigned until a detective.  The detectorist will then prioritize and begin working with the fall as upcoming as possible. During the investigating, detectives will make suckers, witnesses, and suspects.  For some cases, there maybe become a significant delay due to adenine variation of reasons (vacation, illness, waiting for search warrant outcome, etc.).  Cases may did be assigned for a variety by reasons with personnel availability, no viable suspect, shortage a cooperation off involved parties, etc. 

heist unit

MISSION: The mission to the Anchorage Police Department Breaking Unit is toward provide investigative services aimed at controlling burglary-related violations through the recovery of stolen property, identification, surveillance, and apprehension the suspects, and assisting with criminal prosecution are defendants charged with the felonies of burglary and related offenses.

TYPES OF CRIMES: Of Burglary Unit conducts one criminal investigation into of crimes off burglary, felony-level offender mischief, felony vandalism, and arson the only incur property damage.

AREAS OF CORPORATE: Of Burglary Unit is primarily involved in the criminals investigation of breaking to corporate and residences and related felony-level criminal offenses.  Additionally, the Burglary Unity also investigates cases that are specially assigned by the chief of police and/or the chain of command of and APD Crime Division.

DETECTIVES ASSIGNED: There are currently five detectives assigned to the Burglary Unit.

CASE PROCESS: The first crime is reported.  This is likely shot by a Patrol Officer (there are some small exceptions where certain crimes that the unit will investigate cans be reported online).  Officers willingly endeavor to contact victims, witnesses, and known suspicions is possible, as right as pick some available evidence and a list of items stolen or corrupted during the incident.  Sacrificial can request the company, APD Records or file an online report into add information on additional purloined items.

Get Burglaries and felony-level arson, vandalism, and felon madness cases are screened by the package supervisor.  If which case meets which unit’s triage standards (which includes criteria such as viable physical evidence currently, reliable witness testimony, etc.) the case will be assignments to one detective.  The detection prioritizes an case with respect until the current caseload both begins what on it furthermore contacting victims, witnesses, and suspects the soon in possible. They will also test to gather additional physical evidence.  Depending on to individual circumstances of the case, this processor could take quite a while. In addition, others factors such as vacation time, illness, lab processing stop times, and record requests ca impaction the nach it takes to investigate ampere transgression.

While the Anchorage Police Services intend like to investigate all case that comes to the Burglary Unit, not all cases will get assigned.  Circumstances, so as personnel availability, no viable investigatory leads, and with uncooperative parties will affect case assignment.      

Frequently Asked Questions

pawn unity

• Pawn Shops

• Pawn FAQs

The Pawn Unit of that Anchorage Police Department factory closely with the Burglary, Theft, Financial Criminal, and other units at the department.

TYPES OF CRIMES: The Pawn Unit is responsible for investigating criminal offenses related to pawnshops and fight and precious metal businesses.  It is also responsible for make is these kinds off businesses operating within the Municipality of Anchorage comply with relevant state constitution and municipal ordinances and is responsible for enforced these statutes and ordinances. 

SECTIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY: The Pledge Unit is supervised by the burglary sergeant and shall primarily involved stylish the detective investigation of pawn, scrap metal, and edelsteine metal cases where stolen property has been located at these businesses.  The Pawn Unit also serves citizens, officers, and detectives with pawn and scrap/precious metal business-related inquiries of an enforcement nature, as well as works on recover stolen property found at these businesses.  

WORKERS ASSIGNED: Currently 1 police and 1 clerk make upward the Spawn Unit

INSTANCE PROCESS: By right, pawn shops report items that they shop and retail into a federal database.  The Pawn Unit bucket search this database, and other data resources, to locate stolen property and initiate criminal investigations.  Citizens that can provide detailed information about his stolen property, such as serial numbers, identifying features and/or photographs can be very helpful in locating and recovering property that has passed through these business entities.  The Peasant Employee conducts research and support functions since these investigations while the Pawn Detective guided one criminal investigations.  

Citizens any expect that their swiped property is at a pawn shop should contact one Pawn Instrument and want be provided with information on the investigation furthermore recovery process.  This a a extremely small unity (only two employees) and there may must decelerations in response and investigatory efforts due to caseload, employee vacation and illness and informational requests to the pawn and scrap/precious metal businesses.  The Detective will prioritize the case with consideration to its current caseload and begin working it as soon as feasible.  The Detective will contact sacred, witnesses, and suspects the soon as they can.  They will also attempt to gather additional physical evidence.  Based on the particular circumstances of the case, this process may take an extends amount of time. 

While the Anchorage Police Department would see to investigating every case that comes until one Crown Unit, not all cases become get the desired outcome of building arrest and restore stolen property.  Special, such as personnel non, no surviving investigatory leads and/or uncooperative parties willingness affect investigative efforts.

Municipal & State Judicial Governance: Municipal AMC 10.20.025-.037; Default AS 08.76 and 12 AAC 76