Job Description
Are you analytical, detail-oriented, and motivated by investigative work that supports long-term case resolution? Join CPD as an Investigative Support Officer within the Cold Case (Homicide) Unit and contribute to the continued advancement of complex, long-term homicide investigations.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive review and analysis of cold case homicide files
- Organize, digitize, and modernize historical investigative records for accessibility and case development
- Identify previously overlooked leads, inconsistencies, and investigative opportunities
- Reassess physical and biological evidence in coordination with forensic partners and laboratories
- Apply current forensic advancements, including DNA databases and analytical tools, to historical cases
- Collaborate with detectives, regional cold case investigators, and task forces
- Prepare clear, detailed investigative summaries and case documentation to support follow-up actions
- Support case prioritization and structured review of long-term unsolved homicides
What We're Looking For
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to evaluate complex case information
- Ability to identify patterns, inconsistencies, and investigative leads within large volumes of data
- High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy in documentation and review
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage sensitive, confidential, and historical case information with discretion
- Experience or interest in criminal investigations, forensic analysis, or investigative research preferred
Are you analytical, detail-oriented, and motivated by investigative work that supports long-term case resolution? Join CPD as an Investigative Support Officer within the Cold Case (Homicide) Unit and contribute to the continued advancement of complex, long-term homicide investigations.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive review and analysis of cold case homicide files
- Organize, digitize, and modernize historical investigative records for accessibility and case development
- Identify previously overlooked leads, inconsistencies, and investigative opportunities
- Reassess physical and biological evidence in coordination with forensic partners and laboratories
- Apply current forensic advancements, including DNA databases and analytical tools, to historical cases
- Collaborate with detectives, regional cold case investigators, and task forces
- Prepare clear, detailed investigative summaries and case documentation to support follow-up actions
- Support case prioritization and structured review of long-term unsolved homicides
What We're Looking For
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to evaluate complex case information
- Ability to identify patterns, inconsistencies, and investigative leads within large volumes of data
- High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy in documentation and review
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage sensitive, confidential, and historical case information with discretion
- Experience or interest in criminal investigations, forensic analysis, or investigative research preferred
About City of Chesapeake
Chesapeake, Virginia is a vibrant community that enjoys the best of two worlds, one of urban variety, culture, and excitement, and another of rural landscapes and relaxed living.
Located 20 minutes from the oceanfront, 15 minutes from downtown Norfolk, and 45 minutes from Colonial Williamsburg and the Outer Banks of North Carolina, Chesapeake is the perfect place in which to live, work, and raise a family.
Home to beautiful parks, lakes, and rivers, Chesapeake has more miles of deepwater canals (part of the Intracoastal Waterway) than any other city in the country!
The City of Chesapeake was formed through the merger of the City of South Norfolk and Norfolk County in 1963. It’s a community of communities, with each having its own distinctive history.
Over the last decade, many national and international companies have taken advantage of the City’s ports, atmosphere, and highly qualified labor market by relocating to Chesapeake.
Chesapeake’s neighborhoods offer a variety of comfortable housing alternatives, from apartments and town homes, to single-family residences and executive homes. The City is consistently ranked by the FBI as one of the safest U.S. cities (with populations over 150,000), which lends to the safe, community atmosphere that residents enjoy.
