Police Property and Evidence Technician

Town of Gilbert•Az, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The primary function of this position is to receive, store and maintain security of a wide variety of confiscated property, evidence and vehicles in a warehouse environment. In addition, this position is responsible for the maintaining the integrity of all evidence with the proper chain of custody methods in accordance with federal and state laws, ordinances and department policies and procedures.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
3 years of relevant experience working in a supporting role in a law enforcement agency.
Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge and abilities necessary to perform the work.
Carry out on-call duties and responsibilities for after-hours response as needed.
Valid Arizona driver's license.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual English/Spanish is desirable.
Obtain within 12 months of hire and maintain Level A Terminal Operator Certification through the AZ Department of Public Safety.
Obtain within 12 months of hire and maintain Forklift Operator Certification.

Responsibilities

Observes and inspects submitted property & evidence to determine compliance with prescribed packaging and submission standards.
Verifies, tags, marks, packages, documents chain of custody utilizing electronic database systems and stores each property and evidence item received from sworn personnel.
Determines that all in-coming impounded items have been properly packaged, marked, cataloged into records management system and labeled with all necessary information prior to formally accepting it into Property & Evidence Section.
Reviews lab analysis request forms submitted by sworn personnel for evidence items.
Verifies forms for accurate information.
Prepares forms for indexing into the electronic document management system then emails request forms to the appropriate external laboratories.
Prepares and verifies evidence for transport to the crime laboratory.
Verifies and processes returned evidence from laboratories and repackages it for secured storage.
Receives, analyzes and processes media evidence duplication requests for distribution to the public, other law enforcement and government agencies, Town Prosecutors Office and sworn/civilian police personnel.
Receives, analyzes and processes disposal authorization forms documenting evidence items to be returned to the property owner, destroyed, auctioned, turned over to town or retained in accordance with state retention laws.
Communicates verbally and in writing with internal police personnel, prosecutors, other law enforcement agencies, insurance companies and citizens regarding the status of property and evidence being held.
Performs on-call duties and responsibilities for after-hours response as needed.