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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 Home
> Sheriff's Office
> Law Enforcement
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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 |
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Coroner's Office |
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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 |
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Property Crimes Unit Investigators: Justin Smith, Jeannie Melton and Kent Przymus |
Investigators Jeannie Melton, Kent Przymus, and Justin Smith are assigned to the property crimes unit
with the division. They investigate burglaries, thefts, embezzlement, forgery, check fraud and
other property related crimes.
In 2006, they investigated 715 cases.
Jeannie Melton has been with the Sheriff's Office since 2003. She has previous experience in patrol.
Justin Smith has been with the Sheriff's Office since 2004. He has previous experience in
patrol. He is a member of the Special Response Team and is a Rescue Diver on the Search and Rescue Team.
Kent Przymus has been with the Sheriff's Office since 2005. He is a DARE certified trainer and
a Rescue Diver on the Search and Rescue Team. He has prior experience in patrol. |
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Child Abuse/Sexual Assault Unit
Joint Unit
with the Rapid City Police Department |
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Child Abuse/Sexual Assault Unit:
Inv Mark Osborne, Inv Randy Harkins, Inv Dan Wardle, Det Steve Neavill
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Sheriff Office Investigator's Randy Harkins, Dan Wardle, Mark Osborne and Rapid City Police Detective
Steve Neavill are assigned to this joint investigative team. They handle 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.
Investigator Osborne has been with the Sheriff's Office since 1997. He spent 7
years in the patrol division prior to his assignment to investigations. He is a firearms
instructor for the office.
Investigator Daniel Wardle has been with the Sheriff's Office since 2003. He spent 2 years
in the New Underwood contract position prior to his assignment in investigations. He is a
certified D.A.R.E. instructor and is a member of the Special Response Team.
Investigator Randy Harkins has been with the Sheriff's Office since 2000. He
spent four years as a School Liaison Deputy prior to his assignment in investigations. He is
a firearms and Ethics instructor and is a member of the Special Response Team.
Detective Neavill has been with the Rapid City Police Department since 1994. He
has been assigned to investigations since 2000 and has been with the sexual assault team since 2003. He is the program coordinator for the Sex Offender Location Verifier (SOLV) program.
He is a representative for his department for Mid-States Organized Crime Information Center
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Domestic Violence C.A.R.E. Team
Joint Unit with the Rapid City Police Department |
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Domestic Violence C.A.R.E. Team:
Det Kyle Akers, Case Mgr Ruth, Inv Michelle Boal, Inv Mark Alley, Sgt Gordon Decker
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Investigators Mark Alley, Michelle Boal, and Detective Kyle Akers are assigned to this specialized unit.
Case Managers Ruth Torala and Rebekkah Kruse are also assigned within the unit. 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.
Investigator Mark Alley has been with the Sheriff's Office since 2000. He spent four years in patrol
assigned to traffic enforcement prior to his assignment to investigations. He has received specialized
training in arson investigation and is a representative for the Sheriff's office for the Mid-States
Organized Crime Information Center (MOCIC) and Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN).
Investigator Michelle Boal has been with the Sheriff's Office since 2002. She spent three years in
patrol prior to her assignment to investigations. She is a domestic violence trainer for the Sheriff's
Office and Police Department.
Detective Kyle Akers has been with the Police Department since 2004. He has been assigned to
the domestic violence team since 2005. His previous assignment in investigations was in property
crimes. He is a domestic violence crimes instructor for the Sheriff's Office and Police Department.
Case Manager Ruth Torala has been with the C.A.R.E. team since 2007. She worked at the Working Against
Violence Inc. shelter prior to her assignment to the team.
Case Manager Rebekkah Kruse started with the C.A.R.E. team in 2007. She worked at the Working Against
Violence Inc. shelter prior to her assignment to the team.
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Computer Crimes Unit
Joint Unit with the Rapid City Police Department
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Computer Crime Unit members: Det Marco Glass, Inv Barry Young, Sgt Gordon Decker
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Investigator Barry Young and Rapid City Police Detective Marcos Glass are assigned to the specialized Computer
Crime Unit. 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.
Investigator Barry Young has been with the Sheriff's Office since 2003. He has specialized
training in computer forensics. He has prior experience in patrol.
Detective Marcos Glass has been with the Police Department since 1997. He has specialized training in
computer forensics and is a member of the Special Response Team.
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Unified Narcotics Enforcement Team |
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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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