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Police Department
Detective Bureau
The Detective Bureau of the West Allis Police is dedicated to providing the highest quality of investigative, scientific, and information services for the purpose of maintaining law and order and protecting life and property. The men and women of the Detective Bureau do their best to combat and reduce crime by conducting prompt, diligent, and professional investigations. Detectives maximize the use of all technological resources to solve crimes, track down and apprehend suspects, accomplices and fugitives, as well as to locate missing persons and recover and return stolen property to the rightful owner.
Special Investigations and Gang Suppression Units
Task force officers maintain a liaison with our unit for drug and gang investigations that directly affect the City of West Allis and surrounding areas. One member of the unit is assigned to the D.E.A. Task Force, the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, and the Milwaukee Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Group.
Because of the activities of our Special Investigations Unit and our involvement in various drug task forces, the West Allis Police Department has seized and confiscated hundreds of thousands of dollars in drugs, cash, and property. This money is placed in the Asset Forfeiture Account. The types of expenditures allowed are dictated by strict Federal Guidelines. The following types of purchases are authorized under this program: buy money, travel and training expenses, communications and computers, firearms, body armor and protective gear, surveillance equipment and vehicles, building improvements, and other law enforcement expenses.
Crisis Response Unit
The West Allis Police Department recognizes the need for a well managed team response to critical incidents. The Crisis Response Unit is responsible for managing high-risk incidents, including hostage, barricaded persons, armed suicidal individuals and search warrant execution. The unit is comprised of tactical members and hostage negotiators. The deployment of the Crisis Response Unit has always resulted in the safe, successful resolution of critical incidents.
Sensitive Crimes Unit
The primary mission of the Sensitive Crimes Unit is to investigate crimes of a very sensitive nature committed by children, or against children, such as child abuse, neglect and sexual assault. Abuse investigations are very sensitive and time consuming and require the investigators receive specialized training in various areas.
