Duties
The Investigations Division of the Olympia Fields Police Department is responsible for continuing the investigations that begin with the Patrol Officer taking an incident report. Every case is assigned an Investigator. Detective Corporal Baker is in charge of overseeing all of the investigations village-wide. He is responsible for taking an incident report, verifying that all of the information contained within the report is true and accurate, seeking evidence and/or witnesses, and then interviewing the victims, witnesses, and suspects. When the suspect is eventually charged, Detective Corporal Baker then follows the case through the Cook County Criminal Court System until the suspect has either been convicted or acquitted.
Investigations Responsibilities
- Investigation of criminal activity
- Interviewing and interrogating persons
- Case reporting and case management
- Case preparation and presentation in court
- Development of confidential informants
- Development, storage and dissemination of intelligence information
- Background investigation of prospective employees
Contact Us
If you have any information that you think could be of value to our investigators please email Investigations.