Pennington County, South Dakota - Sheriff's Office Investigations

Don Holloway, Sheriff

Pennington County
Sheriff's Office
300 Kansas City Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
(605) 394-6113
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SOUTH DAKOTA FACTS:

In 1817 the first permanent settlement was established at Fort Pierre. The Yellowstone, the first steamboat to navigate the Missouri, reached the Fort Pierre in 1831.

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Pennington County Sheriff's - Investigations

The Investigations Division is located on the Third floor of the Public Safety Building at 300 Kansas City St, Rapid City, SD. Our phone number is (605)394-6115

Call or E-mail a Crime Tip	Child Abuse / Sexual Assault Unit
Computer Crimes Unit	Coroner's Office
Domestic Violence C.A.R.E. Team	Property Crimes Unit
Unified Narcotics Enforcement Team

Coroner's Office

Sheriff Don Holloway is the Pennington County Coroner. All investigators and a selected number of assigned patrol deputies are also sworn deputy coroners. Patrol deputies respond to the initial calls of all unattended deaths that occur in Pennington County. Investigator are then assigned follow-up on these cases.

The Pennington County Coroner's Office investigated over 230 unattended deaths in 2006.

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Property Crimes Unit

The Property Crimes Unit investigates burglaries, thefts, embezzlement, forgery, check fraud and other property related crimes.

In 2006, they investigated 715 cases.

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Child Abuse/Sexual Assault Unit
Joint Unit with the Rapid City Police Department

This unit handles all sexual assaults and crimes against children within the jurisdiction of Pennington County and the municipality of Rapid City. They investigate rape, sexual contact, child abuse and other crimes committed against a person.

In 2006, this unit investigated 427 cases compared to 259 cases in 2005.

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Domestic Violence C.A.R.E. Team
Joint Unit with the Rapid City Police Department

This specialized team of investigators and case managers work cases of Simple Assault/Domestic Violence, Aggravated Assault/Domestic Violence, Violation of Protection Order, Violation of No Contact Bond and Stalking.

In 2005, 892 cases were handled by this unit. In 2006, the number of case rose to 994.

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Computer Crimes Unit
Joint Unit with the Rapid City Police Department

This unit was created from an internet Crimes Against Children grant in 2001. The grant provided Pennington County training and equipment necessary to conduct crimes involving computers. The unit is dedicated to combating high-tech crimes through public awareness and education. The Computer Crimes Unit is available to give presentations to local groups and organizations. This unit can be contacted by calling (605) 394-6115.

Important Links:

	Internet Crime Complaint Center: The Internet Crime Complaint Center accepts online Internet crime complaints filed by the person who believes they were defrauded or filed by a third party to the complainant
	National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
	Internet Crimes Against Children

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Unified Narcotics Enforcement Team

The Unified Narcotics Enforcement Team also known as UNET, is a multi agency drug task force. The Pennington County Sheriff's Office is one of several agencies that make up UNET which is operated as part of the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI). Other agencies that make up UNET include the Rapid City Police Department, DCI, Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearm and Explosives, and the South Dakota National Guard.

The UNET'S primary responsibility is the investigation of all drug related offences in the area. Local agency members of the UNET are all sworn "Special Assistants of the Attorney General" and thus have statewide jurisdiction. The team will generally work in the Pennington, Fall River, Custer, and Meade county areas.

The UNET'S aggressive stance on drug enforcement has been effective in the seizure of large quantities of marijuana, crystal methamphetamine, and other controlled drugs. The UNET also conduct vice operations (Prostitution Stings, AOB Ordinance Enforcement).

The UNET averages approximately 70 search warrants a year. Drug investigations come from a variety of different sources. One of the ways drug investigations get started is from citizens calling the UNET to report suspicious activity (lots of short term traffic) in their neighborhood. The UNET also puts on presentations to local businesses and neighborhood watch groups to inform them about signs to look for of possible drug activity.

The UNET can be contacted at (605)394-2258 or by e-mail.

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