Nevada Investigation Division

The Nevada Department of Public Safety, Investigation Division (NDPSID) is a governmental agency in the U.S. state of Nevada. The division is responsible for investigations within the State of Nevada.

Nevada Investigation Division
Nevada Department of Public Safety
Logo of the Nevada Department of Public Safety
AbbreviationDPSID
Agency overview
Formed1981
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionNevada, USA
Size110,571.82 square miles (286,380 km2)
Population2,940,058 (2016 est)
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersCarson City, Nevada
Governor of Nevada responsible
Agency executive
  • George Togliatti, Director of Public Safety
Parent agencyState of Nevada
Website
Nevada DPS Investigations website

Mission

The Nevada Investigation Division is an investigative division within the Nevada Department of Public Safety in the State of Nevada. The Department of Public Safety, Investigation Division has dedicated resources to proactively enforce criminal violations throughout the State of Nevada, and focuses its efforts in several areas: major crime investigations, drug enforcement, pharmaceutical diversion, auto theft, and criminal intelligence analysis and homeland security as conducted by the Nevada Threat Analysis Center (NTAC). It carries out enforcement of controlled substance laws, provides investigative services to all criminal justice agencies, and supports law enforcement statewide through the collection and dissemination of criminal and threat information.[1]

References
  1. "Our Philosophy, Mission and Goals". Nevada Department of Public Safety - Investigation Division.


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