APD Crime Scene Technician I

Position open until 4/3/2026

Salary: $19.56 per hour

General Description and Classification Standards

Processes crime scenes for the Police Department.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: operating mobile crime scene lab; collecting and processing physical evidence; photographing crime scene; lifting, processing, classifying, and identifying fingerprints; testifying in court; compiling reports; and maintaining and updating records for proper documentation.

Supervision Received

Works under very general supervision. May work independently or with other skilled or semi-skilled workers with responsibility for completion of assigned tasks.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities These are typical responsibilities for this position and should not be construed as exclusive or all inclusive.

• Photographs and/or video tapes crime scenes, persons and property; collects physical evidence, lifts fingerprints using powders and chemicals, measures distances, etc.
• Compares and searches latent fingerprints manually and on AFIS computer system for classification, comparison and identification; searches suspects' fingerprints.
• Processes physical evidence using various chemicals/processes; may perform chemical tests on suspects to determine gun firing.
• Masters stamps records classified by other technicians and reviews classifications for errors.
• Testifies in local, state and federal courts as expert witness on fingerprint charts and evidence.
• Enters/retrieves data into/from computer system to maintain database on wanted persons.
• Classifies and searches new records.
• Uses independent judgment and discretion in the handling of emergency situations, determining and deciding upon procedures to be implemented, setting priorities, maintaining standards and resolving problems.
• Provides guidance and training as required to lower level, interns, temporary employees, etc.
• Sketches the crime scene.
• Secure crime scenes to ensure that the evidence is not tampered with or contaminated.
• Decides which items at a crime scene need to be bagged as evidence.
• Transport evidence, ensuring the proper chain of custody.
• May perform other duties as assigned.