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Lafayette County Sheriff's Department |
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107 S. 11th Street Lexington, MO 64067 Phone: 660-259-3622 Fax: 660-259-2545 |
Special Services |
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The CAT team is a Specialized Weapons and Tactics Unit comprised of members from the Sheriff's Department and the Higginsville and Concordia Police Departments. The team is led by Sheriff Kerrick Alumbaugh. The team serves high risk warrants, resolves hostage situations and participates in high risk man hunts. To maintain proficient skills in weapons and tactics, the team trains frequently and for long hours.
The Crime Scene Unit is a team of trained crime scene technicians that are also members of the Sheriff's Department, the Higginsville Police Department, and the Odessa Police Department. Members receive their training from the Kansas City Police Department Crime Scene Unit. The Unit is activated for major crime such as Homicide, Rape, major Methamphetamine labs, and serious property crimes such as burglary.
Crimes of a serious nature, or that require in-depth investigation, are handled by Detectives. The department has 3 full-time Detectives and 1 Cyber Crimes Detective that work for the department. The detectives have received advanced and specialized training in areas such as interview & interrogation, homicide investigation, child abuse, fraud investigation and "white collar" crimes. Many of these crimes require intense investigation and record gathering.
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The
Sheriff's Department K9 provides valuable assistance to
other agencies in the area. K9s have a very keen sense of smell
that allows the dogs to easily locate illegal drugs and suspects.
The department K9 is a Belgian Malinois, a breed from Holland.
These dogs are very active and have high play drives that make them
excellen
