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FORENSIC ID UNIT

The Forensic Identification Unit of the Township of Derry Police Department was officially organized during the first part of 1980 and went in to full operation on June 1st of that year. The first"Forensic Mobile Investigation Unit" was placed into service on January 1, 1993. The Forensic Unit also assists the"Capital Regional Forensic Unit" in forensic investigations throughout the Dauphin, and Cumberland County area.

2003 Chevrolet Forensic Mobile Investigation Vehicle

The purpose of the Forensic Identification Unit is to assist all other sections, units and members of the department regarding crime scene technology, physical evidence collection and crime scene documentation.

The Forensic Identification Unit is part of the Criminal Investigation Section and falls under the direct command of the CI Section Sergeant. One detective is assigned to the unit. The Forensic detective is responsible for crime scene documentationand evidence collection. The Forensic detective serves as the liaison in submitting all evidence for later analysis to outside laboratories such as the Pennsylvania State Police and FBI Crime Labs.

1987 Ford Mobile Investigation Unit "MIU"

Forensic Mobile Investigation Unit

The first Forensic Mobile Investigation Unit was an old 1987 Ford ambulance purchased by the Township for $1000.00 from a local EMS organization. The $1000.00 used to purchase the unit was donated money from a D.A.R.E. charity shoot held by the Hummelstown Field and Stream Gun Club. In 2003, the Forensic Mobile Investigations vehicle was replaced. The new unit is larger and enables the investigators room for associated tasks such as collection, storage, and sketching right at the crime scene. It was renamed the Crime Scene Unit

Capital Regional Forensic Unit

The "Capital Region Forensic Unit" is a group of Forensic Identification Officers from Dauphin and Cumberland Counties in Pennsylvania who when requested, work as a forensic team and handle all major crime scenes in the central Pennsylvania area.

The Capitol Region Forensic Unit, formerly named the "WE TEAM" was started in Dauphin County in the mid 1980's by Detective Ronald Fernsler of the Swatara Township Police Department.

The "Capital Regional Forensic Unit" over the years has expanded, as stated above, and now includes Forensic ID Officers from not only Dauphin County but also Cumberland County. The Capital Regional Forensic Unit is supervised and operated out of the Dauphin County Criminal Investigation Division.

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Forensic Mobile Investigation Unit

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