City of Puyallup

The Puyallup Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division is responsible for follow-up investigations on criminal allegations involving crimes against people, crimes against property, fraud, narcotics and juvenile crimes. Thousands of police reports that are written by patrol officers are referred to Criminal Investigations Division each year. Based each case’s solvability factors, they may be assigned to a detective for follow up. Each Puyallup detective carries a case load of 25-40 cases on average at any one time.

The division is divided into two sections, Major Crimes Unit and Special Investigations Unit. The Major Crimes Unit is responsible for crimes against persons, which consists of homicide, robbery, kidnapping, rape, domestic violence, assault, child abuse and elder abuse. The unit is comprised of a sergeant, 4 detectives and an evidence/property technician. In 2010, over 400 cases were assigned to MCU detectives. In addition, MCU detectives are responsible for monitoring the registered sex offenders in the City, and making community notification when a Level II or Level III sex offender relocates.

The Special Investigations Unit is responsible for property crimes (burglary, theft, arson, etc.), drug crimes, identity theft and fraud. It is comprised of a sergeant and 4 detectives, with an additional detective assigned to the regional narcotics enforcement task force. In 2010, SIU detectives were assigned to follow up on 254 cases. The Special Investigations Unit regularly conducts long-term operations to combat auto theft, thefts from vehicles and drug dealing.

TIP LINE: If you have information about a crime that has occurred in Puyallup (that is not in-progress), please contact our 24 hour tip line (253) 770-3343. You can remain completely anonymous. To report a crime that is in-progress or has just occurred, call 9-1-1, or the police business line at (253) 841-5415.