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RECORDS & IDENTIFICATION BUREAULIEUTENANT RICHARD CAVANAUGH, COMMANDERThe Records and Identification Bureau is responsible formaintaining all of the paper and digital records for the entireDepartment. These records include criminal arrest records,incident reports, accident reports, and all supplemental reportsgenerated by this Department. These records may be subject tothe Open Public Record Act (OPRA) and the requests thatare fulfilled must adhere to specific time frames.Requests for records kept by this Bureau are also furnished to defense attorneysfollowing court rules regarding discovery. Discoverable documents are copied and madeavailable to defense attorneys after their requests have been approved by theProsecutor. Fees are assessed and these documents are filed so they may be pickedup. In 2011, there were 432 municipal court discovery requests made by attorneys.The Record and Identification Bureau also has the responsibility of processingarrestees charged with certain offenses. During the past year the Record andIdentification Bureau fingerprinted and/or photographed 547 prisoners.Another function of this Bureau is to perform background investigations on residentswho apply for Firearms ID Cards/Pistol Purchase Permits. In 2011, 106 Pistol PurchasePermits were issued. There were also 57 Firearm Identification Cards issued in 2011.Separate and more comprehensive than the above mentioned investigations, 2 permitsto carry a pistol were also approved.Detectives within this Bureau are also trained crime scene investigators and areequipped to process such scenes and compile follow-up investigations. Recognizing andgathering evidence is commonly handled by this Bureau. The submission of these piecesof evidence to state and county laboratories is monitored by the individualdetective so the results may be incorporated into their reports. The Crime Scene Unitresponded to 177 crime scenes in the past year.I.D. BUREAU 2009 2010 2011PRISONERS PROCESSED 662 629 547CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATIONS 143 175 177PISTOL PURCHASE PERMITS 115 119 106FIREARMS I.D. CARDS 47 55 57DISCOVERIES PREPARED 616 506 43211