The new transit detective bureau will investigate crimes that occur on RTD property.
The Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) has launched an in-house detective bureau to investigate crimes that happen on RTD property.
According to an article in Mass Transit, the agency’s police department has worked with eight local counties and 40 municipalities to establish protocols for prosecuting “crimes that involve any threat or use of force, also including felony-level narcotics crimes that may take place on the agency’s property.”
Agency staff includes a Victim’s Advocate Program Specialist who aids riders that are victims of crime navigate the justice process. “RTD-PD’s detective bureau is also equipped to handle other crimes, including thefts, trespassing, fraud and forgery, public peace and order crimes, offenses involving communications, firearms and weapons violations and controlled substance offenses.”
The new bureau is designed to cut down on the need for other agencies to investigate crimes related to RTD. “For instance, Denver RTD-PD will be able to investigate copper wire thefts instead of relying upon other agencies in the jurisdictions where the theft occurred.”
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