Employment Opportunity
Property and Evidence Technician
Redmond Police Department, Redmond, Washington
Salary: $70,356.00 - $85,608.00 Annually
Final Filing Date: November 3, 2024
The Property and Evidence Technician performs specialized duties pertaining to the collection, recording and safeguarding of property and evidence in support of the Police department. Performs a variety of tasks related to the recording, safeguarding, and transporting of evidence and found property. The Property and Evidence Technician is considered fully experienced and skilled in the area of property and evidence. Incumbents work independently with minimum supervision. This is a civilian position reporting to the Police Support Services Supervisor.
Duties
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES- Receives, inventories, protects and stores a variety of crime scene materials collected for analysis and/or evidence submitted by commissioned personnel for potential litigation or criminal investigation.
- Provides documented chain of custody for all property/evidence from entry into system until final disposition.
- Physically transport evidence items to outside labs (WSP, KC AFIS).
- Initiates property disposal/release procedures including owner identification, location, notification, release and transfer.
- Purges evidence and recovered property in accordance with applicable laws, for disposition of unclaimed or illegal property.
- Maintains accurate manual and automated inventory systems and reports of all property and evidence.
- Responds to inquiries from the public or other departments, including assisting citizens in recovery of stolen and/or confiscated property.
- May be required to testify in court relative to evidence handling and chain of custody.
- Evidence processing for retrieval of possible latent prints.
- Maintains statistics and data for property and evidence intake and disposition.
Earn a Degree in Crime Scene Investigation, Forensic Science, or Computer Forensics
Requirements
Education and Experience:- High school diploma or GED, college degree preferred; five (5) years of work experience in clerical, inventory control, law enforcement record keeping and statistics, police property and evidence preferred, or any combination of experience and education which provides the desired skills, knowledge and ability required to perform the job.
- Must possess a valid Washington State driver's license by date of hire and maintain an insurable driving record by City standards.
- Washington State Patrol's ACCESS certification and Washington's Criminal Justice Training Commission's Property and Evidence Technician course must be completed within six months of hire.
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Posted: October 23, 2024
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