The Criminal Investigation Division provides intensive follow-up investigation of those crimes which are not resolved during the initial response to the call for service. It utilizes current state of the art techniques and procedures to make a maximum effort to solve (clear) reported crimes. It also focuses on specialized crime areas such as organized crime, vice, controlled substance  abuse, and intelligence activities.

The division includes investigations of:

Crimes Against the Person

Campbell County Investigators

This function is responsible for the investigation and prosecution of crimes committed against people such as, robbery, rape, and murder.

Property Crimes

This function is responsible for the investigation and prosecution of crimes committed against property such as, burglary, destruction of property, arson, and larceny.

White Collar Crime

This function is responsible for the investigation and prosecution of "white-collar" crimes such as, fraud, embezzlement, and bad checks.

Internal Affairs

This function is responsible for conducting Internal Affairs Investigations through direction of the Sheriff.

Applicant Investigation

This function performs background investigations and other testing for applicants for employment with the Campbell County Sheriff's Office.

Identification/Evidence Recovery

This function is responsible for the collection and preservation of all evidence collected from crime scenes.

Narcotics Unit

This unit is responsible for investigation and prosecution  of all narcotic related offenses. It conducts covert and overt operations in performing these functions.

Special Investigations

This is the organized Crime Component and is assigned the detection, investigation and prosecution of groups of persons involved in organized illegal activities. This function also performs the intelligence function. This function gathers and disseminates information regarding criminal activity.

Criminal Investigations Unit Captain

Captain L.T. Guthrie has been a Campbell County Deputy Sheriff since 1989. During this time he has held a number of positions within the department.

In 1994, Guthrie was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. In 1996, Guthrie was promoted again to Investigator and served in several areas to include general investigation and the narcotics unit.

In 2004 Guthrie was named as Captain of the Criminal Investigations Unit, which includes general investigations, narcotics investigations, and the newly formed cyber crimes unit.