The duties and responsibilities of investigators assigned to the General Crimes Unit is to investigate, identify, and apprehend offenders committing misdemeanor crimes, such as assault, assault and battery, disturbing the peace, obstruction of justice, resisting arrest, loitering, nuisance, riot, criminal mischief, criminal trespassing, or indecent exposure.  Most, if not all, offenses investigated and forwarded to the judicial courts from this unit carry jail sentencing of not more than 12 months and/or fines not more than five hundred dollars [$500.00] if the offender is convicted.

Upon the completion of the investigation of a case, the case file in its entirety is reviewed by the unit’s officer in charge and then forwarded to the Assistant Attorney General’s Office for final disposition.