York County Detectives conduct numerous types of criminal investigations and other inquiries. This would include general investigations normally associated with police responses, as well as specialized functions such as drug investigations, electronic forensic examinations and forensic crime scene response. As such, applicants must possess Pennsylvania Act 120 Municipal Police Certification or a waiver for it as well as a valid driver’s license. It is preferred that applicants have considerable investigative experience as a Pennsylvania police officer or its equivalency. Applicants must have at least 5 years of prior experience as a police officer.
All County Detectives are expected to appropriately and independently accomplish on-call duty status, and report incidents to the chain-of-command as required. County Detectives will be required to investigate portions of private criminal complaints, as well as high- and low-profile complaints including prominent and non-prominent members of the community. Covert investigations may be required which may or may not include several means of surveillance as directed. Competent interviewing techniques are a necessity. County Detectives are expected to maintain the highest standards of performance, confidentiality and ethical integrity.
Detectives assigned to the Cyber and/or Forensic units will be responsible for acquiring suitable certifications and memberships to professional associations to ensure that he/she will be qualified as an expert in the field of forensic examinations to aid in successful and competent testimony. This may include Cellebrite, GreyKey, Axiom, and/or IACIS Basic Computer Forensics Examiner (BCFE), and other certifications as determined by Sergeant. Detectives assigned here will be tasked with forensically processing crime scenes and/or extracting data from a variety of digital devices, including cellular phones, GPS devices, tablets, computers, hard drives, memory cards, gaming consoles, or other internet-connected devices. They will also be expected to testify as an expert in various court hearings as needed.
Detectives may also be assigned other investigative tasks within the Detective Bureau as necessary.
