The Forensic Crime Unit is under the supervision of Sergeant Whitney Stout.   The unit consists of 3 investigators, 1 crime scene technician, 2 latent print examiners,  and 1 photo technician.

Investigators respond to major crime scenes to photograph, video tape, collect evidence, and process the scene for latent fingerprints.  Further investigation of the evidence may be conducted at the Forensic Crime Unit Lab.  Additional methods to develop latents from evidence collected from the scene are normally conducted at that time.  When necessary evidence is sent to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement lab (FDLE) in Jacksonville, Florida, for additional examination.

The Forensic Crime Unit is equipped with the latest tools and equipment.  These tools include an E-FIT (Electronic Facial Identification Technique) system and an Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS).  AFIS is used to search the state's data bank in order to identify a suspect by latent fingerprints.

The unit has a modern, fully equipped photo-lab which has the capability of printing image from digital cameras.

Forensic Crime Unit personnel work in conjunction with Criminal Investigation Division (CID) detectives to prepare evidence which may be needed for the prosecution of cases by the State Attorney Office.

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