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Sheriff's Crime Scene Investigator

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$58,545.29 - $91,488.75 Annually

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23SHRF352BH126

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Description

The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) is currently seeking a Crime Scene Investigator to join their team in the Forensic Science Laboratory. The HCSO Forensic Science Laboratory is an internationally-accredited laboratory that offers a multitude of forensic services to agencies throughout the county. Crime Scene Investigators are responsible for the processing of crime scenes throughout Hennepin County as well as performing patrol functions. A scientific background is not required.

Current Hennepin County employees who refer a candidate hired into an open competitive position may be eligible for a *_$500 *_referral bonus. For more information visit employee referral program.

Location and hours: Shifts for this position start and end at the Forensic Science Laboratory located at 531 Park Avenue, Minneapolis MN 55415. This position requires working a flexible schedule including days, evenings, overnights, weekends, holidays. This schedule requires being on call 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, and 365 days/year.

About the position type:

This is a full-time benefit earning position. This position is internally classified as a Sheriff Crime Scene Investigator. Click here to view the job classification specification.

In this position, you will:

Locate, collect, preserve, and process evidence.

Photograph crime and accident scenes.

Measure, sketch, and complete diagrams of crime scenes.

Package evidence for transportation to forensic laboratory facility.

Locate, develop, and recover latent fingerprints.

Perform specialized functions including bloodstain pattern analysis, shooting reconstruction/trajectory analysis, and forensic mapping.

Testify in court and present and explain photographs, charts, and exhibits.

Educate law enforcement agencies in crime scene management.

Need to have:

One year of experience as a licensed Peace Officer.

A Minnesota Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) license as a Peace Officer.

A valid driver's license and the ability to obtain a Hennepin County driver's permit.

Availability to work different shifts including days, evenings, overnights, weekends, and holidays.

Availability for emergency callback 24 hours a day.

Nice to have:

Critical thinking skills, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.

About the department: The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office serves the county's 1.2 million residents. State law mandates most of the sheriff's office duties, including managing the county jail, providing security to the district court, and patrolling the waterways in the county.

The Sheriff's Office also runs specialized initiatives like Criminal Information Sharing and Analysis (CISA), Violent Offender Task Force (VOTF), Crime Scene Investigation, Criminal Investigation, Community Outreach and Employee Wellness. The mission of the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office is: Serving and protecting all in our community by furthering equal justice, safety and wellness.

About Hennepin County: Hennepin is the largest county government organization in Minnesota. Our employees work every day to improve the health, safety and quality of life for our residents and communities. All of our jobs align to one or more of our overarching goals -- that Hennepin County residents are healthy, protected and safe, self-reliant, assured due process, and mobile.

Our employees receive a combination of generous benefits and positive workplace culture not found at other organizations. This includes meaningful work that impacts our community, competitive pay, work-life balance, a variety of benefits and opportunities to grow. Learn more at The Bridge (login as Guest).

Hennepin County envisions an organization where our commitment to diversity and the reduction of disparities is fundamental in providing excellent service to our community.

Your future. Made here.

The list created from this job announcement may be used to fill current and future vacancies.

Invitations to interview will be based upon an assessment of education, experience, and passing an exam. Qualified candidates will be invited to participate in the written test. Candidates who successfully pass the written test will be referred to the hiring supervisor and invited to participate in a practical test and ride-along. The practical test will consist of photographing and processing physical evidence at a simulated crime scene. Individuals who pass the examinations and are in a top group will participate in an oral interview process.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Brooke Haaf Brooke.Haaf@hennepin.us

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New images from the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation spinoff CSI: Vegas show off the reunion of two characters from the original series. Greg Sanders (Eric Szmanda), the DNA specialist who appeared in all 15 seasons of the original series, recently held a guest role on CSI: Vegas, a new spinoff that began airing in 2021. Not only is Sanders slated to return for another episode, but he will also be reuniting with another familiar CSI character: CSI assistant supervisor Catherine Willows (Marg Helgenberger).

TV Insider shares some first-look photos from the next episode of CSI: Vegas season 2.

The first image shows Willows back in action, looking excited to be helping out her teammates in Vegas. The next image, which appears to be from the same scene, shows Willows and Sanders enjoying their work and chatting together.

CSI: Vegas is far from the first spinoff to grace the CSI franchise. The original series has previously spun off into the shows CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, and CSI: Cyber. While these series have crossed over and featured characters from various branches of the CSI universe, CSI: Vegas feels like an entirely different beast.

Related: Every CSI Crossover Episode Explained

Although the main branch of the CSI series ended in season 15, numerous main characters have returned for CSI: Vegas in some capacity. In fact, season 1 featured returning characters Gil Grissom (William Petersen) and Sara Sidle (Jorja Fox) in the main cast. Although they both left the series before season 2, these guest spots demonstrate the show's continued dedication to bringing back legacy characters.

In that way, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation feels much more like a cinematic legacy sequel than a simple spinoff. By featuring a continuing roster of original CSI team members in a constant ebb and flow alongside the new CSI specialists, the series operates more like the Scream sequels than a typical television spinoff. If they're lucky, this structure could lead the series to run for nearly as long as the original show.

CSI: Vegas airs on CBS Thursdays at 10/9C.

Source: TV Insider

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What happens when someone is arrested and charged with a crime?

When someone is arrested and charged with a crime in New Jersey, police departments observe a protocol that includes the reading of Miranda Rights.

Miguel Fernandez, NorthJersey.com

A Hudson County man faces kidnapping and assault charges related to a domestic violence incident in a dorm room on the Farleigh Dickinson University campus in Florham Park on Sunday, the Morris County prosecutor announced.

Jayshawn E. Moore, 21, of Jersey City, has been charged with kidnapping, four counts of aggravated sexual assault; aggravated assault; burglary, making terroristic threats and weapons charges, the prosecutor's office stated.

Authorities claim that Moore, who was a visitor to the FDU campus, forced a woman he knew into a dormitory room and after threatening the woman with a knife, physically and sexually assaulted over several hours.

He was arrested in Elizabeth on Tuesday and has been at the Morris County Correctional Facility awaiting his detention hearing on Monday, April 17.

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We have all been working hard on perfecting our inter-agency methods and protocols which, when coupled with our professional relationships among our law enforcement personnel, result in an effective force multiplier when we are confronted with crimes of violence," said Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, noting the work of the Florham Park Police Department, the Morris County Sheriffs Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, and the Morris County Prosecutors Office Sex Crimes/Child Endangerment Unit and Major Crimes Unit.

The prosecutor's office asks anyone with information on this case to contact its office at 973-285-6200.

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Fans of the 2010's hit neo-Western series Justified were ecstatic when they discovered that the show's gritty drama will return to FX for a limited-series sequel, set to release later this year.

The award-winning series captivated viewers for six seasons with its witty dialogue, authentic world-building, and brilliant performances from its entire cast. After tough, no-nonsense U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) is removed from his post in Miami for employing his "own brand of justice," he's relocated to Harlan County in Eastern Kentucky, where he grew up. Raylan must face his past while finding his place in the rural Appalachian mountains.

Like the original series, Justified: City Primeval will be based on a novel by Elmore Leonard. The first six seasons were based on three books and a short story that all featured Givens' character. The sequel takes inspiration from Leonard's novel City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit.

Olyphant will reprise his role as the troubled and rigid Raylan through eight episodes. The new series will follow Raylan as he raises his daughter while trying to bring an elusive criminal known as the Oklahoma Wildman to justice. However, Olyphant is the only member of the Justified cast to return, which makes sense given that the spinoff is set in a different city from the original series.

But the overarching success of the original Justified cemented or set off flourishing careers for many of its cast members.

Check out what has the rest of the cast been up to since the show concluded in 2015:

Olyphant proved that less is more with his entrancing performance as the chilling-yet-controlled Raylan. Though he never secured the win, the actor was nominated for a Primetime Emmy as well as a Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series on multiple occasions for playing the U.S. marshal.

While he had other, smaller roles before Justified, the Western drama showcased Olyphant's abilities as a leading man and launched him into Hollywood stardom and even into comedy. Since the show ended, Olyphant starred in and executive produced the horror-comedy Santa Clarita Diet alongside Drew Barrymore for three seasons.

He also grabbed a number of feature film roles, including as Elliott Schmidt in the sports drama National Champions (2021) and as Taron Milfax in David O. Russell's Amsterdam (2022) with Margot Robbie, Christian Bale and John David Washington.

Nick Searcy captured Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Art Mullen, the stringent rule-follower and Raylan father figure, through the show's run. But he's not just an actor. Searcy started his entertainment career in off-Broadway plays. He also directed, produced and snagged a few small parts and recurring roles in a number of films and television series.

Since Justified, Searcy grabbed the role of General Hoyt in the award-winning drama The Shape of Water (2017) and Garland Keith in the historical drama The Best of Enemies (2019). Searcy also got to flex his directing chops on a true-crime drama in 2018, Gosnell: America's Biggest Serial Killer.

The cynical and unimpressed former Army Ranger Tim Gutterson was played by Jacob Pitts in all 78 episodes of Justified. Pitts was able to balance his character's ongoing battle with PTSD alongside his sarcasm with ease and dry humor.

Since the show ended, the actor earned a number of recurring or one-time roles in shows such as Limitless, BrainDead, Sneaky Pete, The Sinner, Homecoming and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. But he's currently enjoying married life in Slovakia; Pitts married Slovakian actress and director Tereza Nvotov in 2020.

The straight-and-narrow U.S. Marshal Rachel Brooks was captured by theater and television actress Erica Tazel. Among her many passionate performances in that role, we always loved when she reminded Raylan he couldn't act that way if he weren't a handsome white man.

Outside of Justified, Tazel grabbed recurring roles in one season of The Night Shift and two seasons of The Good Fight. She also starred as Atticus' mother, Dora Freeman, throughout the HBO horror drama series Lovecraft Country and as Charise Spivey in Apple TV's drama Truth Be Told.

As an unexpected central piece to Harlan County's crime ring, Joelle Carter played the elusive and resourceful Ava Crowder. Ava grew up in Harlan and knew Raylan when he was growing up. As the stealthy heroine of the series, she fights back when cornered and grabs the attention of several men in the series.

Before Justified, Carter starred in a few feature cult favorites including High Fidelity (2000) and American Pie 2 (2001). After the series ended, she grabbed a recurring role as Vanessa Moss on the hit political thriller series Scandal and starred as investigator Laura Nagel in the legal drama series Chicago Justice.

As for feature films, Carter earned a role as Rebecca in the ensemble comedy She's in Portland (2020) and will star in the upcoming biographical sports drama The Hill (2023) as MLB star Rickey Hill's mother.

Winona Hawkins, Raylan's ex-wife and brilliantly performed femme fatale of the early seasons, was played by Natalie Zea. Winona was married to someone else at the start of the series but quickly realized she still loved Raylan despite his reckless choices and tendency for trouble.

Over the years, Zea has held a number of guest-starring roles on popular shows such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Two and a Half Men, Without a Trace and Person of Interest. Zea also earned some film credits including as Sean Patrick Flanery's co-star in the thriller InSight (2011) and in the cop comedy The Other Guys (2010).

After Justified, Zea returned to her soap opera roots by starring as the put-together, educated lead character Mickey Holmes-Harris in ABC's Members Only. Most recently, she also starred as Eve Harris in NBC's apocalyptic drama La Brea.

The brooding and off-kilter Boyd Crowder, the son of Harlan County's most notorious criminals, was captured by Walton Goggins. Though he was one of Raylan's childhood friends, Boyd was known for robbing banks using flashy pyrotechnics and trying to control the region's seedy criminal underground.

Goggins' character was supposed to be killed in the pilot episode. But his performance not only earned him a permanent role, he was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Goggins went on to grab a number of roles in feature films, including as a sadistic slave-fighting trainer in Django Unchained (2012).

More recently, Goggins has taken the action film world by storm. He played Lawrence in Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018), Mathias Vogel in Tomb Raider (2018) and became part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Sonny Burch in Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018).He also stars as Uncle Baby Billy in HBO's hilarious The Righteous Gemstones.

Catch up on the original Justified series by streaming all six seasons on Hulu, and prepare for the release of Justified: City Primeval this summer.

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TOMS RIVER A woman responsible for killing a man after hitting him while driving under the influence has been indicted for Vehicular Homicide, officials said.

Ashley Beams, 32, of Toms River, was indicted on the charges of Vehicular Homicide and Strict Liability Vehicular Homicide in connection with a crash that occurred on February 8, 2022.

The crash took place near Twin Oaks Drive in the area of Bay Avenue at around 10:30 p.m. Beams was driving east on Bay Avenue when she failed to maintain her lane and entered the shoulder.

As a result, she hit James Cruz, 62, of the Parlin section of Old Bridge Township, who at the time was getting a package out of his car.

Cruz was pinned between the two vehicles and was carried a significant distance eastbound on Bay Avenue before the cars came to rest, officials said. Cruz was pronounced dead at the scene.

Beams was brought to Jersey Shore University Medical Center for treatment of injuries she sustained in the crash.

At the hospital, it was learned that Beams Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) was higher than the legal limit of .08.

On February 16, 2022, Beams was arrested at her home by detectives and was transported to the Ocean County Jail, where she is presently lodged pending a detention hearing.

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer acknowledged the efforts of Senior Assistant Prosecutor Jamie Schron who presented the case to the Grand Jury on behalf of the State, and commended the Ocean County Prosecutors Office Vehicular Homicide Unit, Ocean County Prosecutors Office Victim Witness Advocacy Unit, Toms River Township Police Department, and Ocean County Sheriffs Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, for their assistance in connection with this investigation.

The charges referenced are merely accusations and the public are reminded that all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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