[cowboywannabe]

in some states investigators for the district attorney's office are certified cops, not guys who use to be cops or use to be full time cops and do just enough part time somewhere to keep their certification up....but actual law enforcement officers.

what state are you guys in and are the investigators for the D.A.'s office certified cops or just guys with a meaningless tin badge who carry their own gun....

 

[Kilrain]

in some states investigators for the district attorney's office are certified cops, not guys who use to be cops or use to be full time cops and do just enough part time somewhere to keep their certification up....but actual law enforcement officers.

what state are you guys in and are the investigators for the D.A.'s office certified cops or just guys with a meaningless tin badge who carry their own gun....

All DA Investigators in California, to the best of my knowledge, are "real cops" and defined as such in the same Penal Code section that defines city police officers, deputy sheriffs, etc.

 

[blueiron]

County Attorney investigators in AZ are certified. They usually are retired from other agencies and worked as investigators with lots of search warrants, drug cases, Title III experience, etc.

We don't have 'D.A.s'.

 

[Ftttu]

Here in Texas. Even though the DA investigators I know are cops, I don't know if they employ civilians as well. I just know the following:

"Art. 2.12. WHO ARE PEACE OFFICERS. The following are peace officers:


(5) investigators of the district attorneys', criminal district attorneys', and county attorneys' offices;"

 

[DustyJacket]

Colorado has multiple levels of Law Enforcement officer.

A DA Investigator is level II or III. (But if a city or County officer assigned to the DA's office, then level I)

A Reserve officer is III.

An Auxilliary Officer is none of the above.

I think Animal Control is a III but would have to check.........

 

[DaBigBR]

Iowa:

Not aware of any county attorney's office with its own investigators, but I would not be at all surprised if there were some that did. I am in one of the larger counties and we do not. There is no statutory provision for them to be considered peace officers, which means that they could be, but are not required to be, I suppose.

 

[BlisteringSilence]

Arkansas, investigators tied to the Prosecuting Attorney's offices are law enforcement officers, and most are former deputies who are looking for a nice cushy gig after they get in their 20.

The breadth and depth of what sheriff's deputies deal with make them better suited than most muncipal police officers and detectives, though there are a few that are retired out of the investigations side of the state police.

 

[GlockEm]

Here in Texas. Even though the DA investigators I know are cops, I don't know if they employ civilians as well. I just know the following:

"Art. 2.12. WHO ARE PEACE OFFICERS. The following are peace officers:


(5) investigators of the district attorneys', criminal district attorneys', and county attorneys' offices;"

At least 1 Texas DA's Office used to commission prosecutors who had gone through the police academy as investigators so that they could carry on the badge. However, that was several administrations ago so I don't know if they do that anymore.

 

[Ftttu]

And to add to that, the DA will deputize officers in a task force so they aren't confined to their regular limited local jurisdictions. I believe their jurisdiction extends to all of the District Attorney's district which may encompass multiple counties.

 

[Cochese]

Colorado has multiple levels of Law Enforcement officer.

A DA Investigator is level II or III. (But if a city or County officer assigned to the DA's office, then level I)

A Reserve officer is III.

An Auxilliary Officer is none of the above.

I think Animal Control is a III but would have to check.........

Things have changed a lot.

DA investigators are level 1 peace officers in Colorado with full authority on and off duty.

 

[series1811]

In my state, the investigator's for the District Attorneys are not sworn, but authorized to carry weapons. The investigators for the Attorney General's office are sworn and non-sworn, depending in which department.

 

[Patchman]

Where I'm at, the DA's Investigators who start as "civilians" go through a police academy and are sworn. They tell me they're the equivalent of the state police but I thought they were peace officers (not police officers). IDK. Also, a lot of the DA Investigators are retired detectives with a lot of specialized investigative experience.

 

[trdvet]

County Attorney investigators in AZ are certified. They usually are retired from other agencies and worked as investigators with lots of search warrants, drug cases, Title III experience, etc.

Pretty much and are great people to have contact with.

 

[Sharkey]

In Tx they are. In Dallas we hired cops from other agencies. Before my time, that was not always the case. Great job for 10 yrs toll they canned me for no reason. The politics of a new DA is a *****.

 

[DustyJacket]

Things have changed a lot.

Story of my life.
Everything I knew 23 years ago is now crap. :crying:

 

[jtull7]

When I was the Potter County Attorney in Amarillo, TX, in the '80's, my investigator and all of my Assistant County Attorneys (lawyer prosecutors) were Certified Peace Officers.

When I was the Director of the New Mexico Insurance Fraud Bureau, in the mid 2000's, my Chief Special Agent and the six Special Agents were Certified Peace Officers.

 

[bubbles911]

Iowa: To add to DaBigBR, it's not required to be a cop, but my county attorney's office only hires state certified peace officers to be County Attorney Investigators.

 

[S.O.Interceptor]

As far as I know, all DA Investigators in Texas have to be certified peace officers. All of ours are. And all of the ones I've ever met and know of, are.

 

[Panzergrenadier1979]

They are cops in my county; their boss is called "Chief of Detectives" and he answers to the District Attorney. Most are retired from a regular police gig. They are a huge help with investigations that cross jurisdictional lines.

Our drug task force guys are ordinary patrolman when on regular duty with their respective agency. But they are all county "detectives" with a separate badge and badge number when working with the task force.

 

[kpuscg04]

I love "real cop" threads...

Bubbles, which county are you referring to? I was not aware of any county attorney investigators in Iowa.