Criminal Investigations

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The Criminal Investigations Division (CID):

  • oversees investigation of all reported crimes in the Sheriff’s Office response area
  • works proactive investigations to combat such crimes as:
    • narcotics
    • sexual assaults
    • sexual exploitation of minors
    • human trafficking
    • domestic assaults
    • property crime
    • much more

They collaborate with other divisions, such as Patrol and Crime Reduction. This allows for a comprehensive response to proactively combating crime in Cabarrus County. The division is led by Lieutenant April Samples. The Criminal Investigations Division is comprised of three divisions that work closely together: