Financial Crimes

The Financial Crimes primarily investigated are crimes that are financial or fraud-related and in violation of Washington Revised Statutes that are committed in the City of Fife. The Detective’s Division investigates these cases only after a report of the crime has been filed with the Patrol Division at the Fife Police Department.

The Detectives Division has the primary responsibility of investigating embezzlements, check and credit card fraud, identity theft, cases of obtaining property or money under false pretenses, counterfeiting of documents, including U.S. currency (in conjunction with the U.S. Secret Service), "bad" checks, and false impersonation.

The investigation of financial crime cases are detailed in nature, require specialized investigative techniques and often may take an extraordinary amount of time to complete. The suspect in every case has to be positively identified, and the case must meet a minimum criterion to be assigned to a Detective. The investigation will involve following the available trail of evidence to build a case for prosecution. If the case does not meet the minimum criteria it will be suspended and the evidence maintained by the Division.

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