Cass County Investigations Division

   Business Office - (816) 380-5200 / Fax -(816) 380-8580     

Crimes against Persons and Property:

The Investigation Division is assigned to actively investigate any reports submitted by the Patrol Division that effect crimes against persons, crimes against property and narcotics violations. The Investigation Division is organized to allow detectives to specialize in specific areas of expertise such as interview and interrogation, computer crimes, sex crimes, Computer Voice Stress Analysis (CVSA), clandestine laboratory investigations, street level narcotics investigations, neighborhood watch programs, as well as a member of the Kansas City Metropolitan Major Case Squad.

General Investigations:

The Investigation Division will prepare any criminal case assigned to them by putting into logical, sequential form all of the facts that can be obtained concerning the case by any evidence located at a crime scene or through the use of interviews of victims, witness and any suspect(s) involved with the investigation. The case will then be forwarded to the Cass County Prosecuting Attorney's Office where the case is reviewed and a decision is made as to what criminal charge will be filed.

Narcotics Division:

The Narcotics Division will investigate all drug complaints and violations. This is done by numerous investigative techniques, as well as maximizing high profile attention to drug houses and offenders. The Narcotics Division follows up on all reported complaints received from the public and will continue to work with the citizens of Cass County to effectively resolve any drug related issue.

Evidence:

   The Investigation Division has incorporated a well structured Property and Evidence Management System that maintains the care, custody and control of any property received by the Sheriff's Office and preserves the any evidence needed for prosecution. A state of the art bar coding system is utilized to manage the over 10,000 pieces of property and evidence to eliminate the possibility of property or evidence becoming lost or misplaced.

TIPS:

    Any person wishing to help and provide information regarding a criminal offense and /or any information regarding an ongoing criminal investigation may contact the Investigation Division at (816) 380-5200 or you may also submit the tip by Clicking Here. To leave an anonymous tip contact the TIPS HOTLINE at (816) 474-TIPS