Services Division

The Services Division’s goal is to provide a professional quality service to community members, people visiting the City of Moscow, other City entities and the other divisions within the Moscow Police Department.  Our division has a close working relationship with the City of Moscow Prosecutor’s Office and the Latah County Prosecutor’s Office and also oversees and works with the Humane Society of the Palouse.

For information about services associated with the following Services Division units: Reception / Records, Property and Evidence, Code Enforcement, and Parking Enforcement, please refer to the pages on the left. 

Investigations Unit

The Detective Unit , also a part of the Services Division, is responsible for investigating most of the major crimes that occur within the City of Moscow. The Unit is comprised of one sergeant, two general detectives, one narcotics detective and two computer forensic detectives. The Moscow Police Department has invested heavily in technology and training to keep up with the ever-evolving world of investigations

Our Computer Forensics Detectives are highly sought after for their skills by state, federal and other surrounding agencies to assist them with their investigations. 

Computer Forensics Detectives receive extensive training in the use of specialized computer equipment and software for use in nearly every investigation in today’s world. They have a plethora of expertise in data recovery from various devices which include cell phones, flash drives, hard drives, person data devices, gaming systems, video systems, etc.

The Moscow Police Department is a part of the Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce (ICAC) and continues to conduct proactive internet investigations in order to identify and prosecute crimes involving the production and distribution of child pornography.