The KRCCU is an affiliate agency with the Missouri ICAC Task Force and handles any criminal case involving illegal activity that has taken place involving a computer or related media devices. These cases often include, but are not limited to fraud, financial crimes, drug investigations, and the possession and distribution of child pornography.
Lab capability: Computer and internet crime investigations
Platte County Sheriff’s Office – Western Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force
The overall goal of the Western Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force (WMCCTF) is to safeguard children by focusing on Internet sexual predators that will attempt to sexually abuse, injure, or molest children within the enforcement area. The WMCCTF is the only local level multi-jurisdictional Cyber Crimes Task Force in northwest Missouri that is tasked with proactively investigating child enticement and child pornography on the Internet. The WMCCTF has focused its efforts on the western side of Missouri but coordinates its efforts with all local and federal law enforcement agencies and other Cyber Crimes Task Forces.
Boone County SheriffÕs Department (serving mid-Missouri) – Cyber Crimes Task Force
The Boone County Cyber Crimes Task Force is a joint cooperative effort formalizing relationships between and among the participating agencies in order to foster an efficient and cohesive unit capable of addressing the problem of crimes committed through the use of computers and the Internet within the Mid-Missouri area. In addition, the Task Force provides programs to schools, civic organizations, businesses, churches, and other events in our service area regarding Internet crimes against children, ID theft,
Kansas City Police Department – Cyber Crimes Task Force
The Cyber Crimes Task Force was developed in 2002 to identify and prosecute online sexual predators who use the Internet to meet and exploit children and who produce, possess, or share child pornography. Detectives with the CCTF work on a multi-jurisdictional team and KCPD detectives submit cases for state or federal prosecution depending on individual circumstances.
Missouri State Highway Patrol – Digital Forensics Investigative Unit
The Digital Forensics Investigative Unit supports the Patrol and other law enforcement agencies in the investigation of a broad range of computer-related crimes. In addition to working Internet complaints, the Unit also receives computers, cell phones, and other digital devices for the purpose of gathering evidence for a case. The Unit has worked on computers involving homicides, arson, child pornography and drugs.
Missouri State Technical Assistance Team (STAT) – Missouri Child Fatality Review Program
STAT has commissioned law enforcement officers, available 24/7, who can provide hands-on assistance and support in conducting criminal investigations involving computer exploitation/child pornography, crime scene collection/ reconstruction, and conducting computer/digital/cellular forensic examinations. STAT promotes aggressive prosecution as a deterrent to child maltreatment, child exploitation and child homicide. In addition, STAT trains and supports the field-level intervention/investigative community to help realistically convert policy into practice.
Poplar Bluff Police Department – Southeastern MO Cyber Crimes Task Force
The SEMO Cyber Crimes Task Force conducts investigations and forensic examinations of digital media to fight online criminals who often seek to entice children and deal in child pornography.
Joplin Police Department – Southwest MO Cyber Crimes Task Force
The Southwest Missouri Cyber Crime Task Force (SMCCTF) encompasses the 13 counties in the southwest corner of Missouri. The major focus of the SMCCTF is the detection, investigation, apprehension, and prosecution of sexual predators who exploit children through the use of the Internet. Investigations may include Internet enticement of children, promotion and possession of child pornography, trafficking of children, terrorist threats such as plots of violence at schools, or other crimes consistent with the ICAC standards and procedures.
Dent County SheriffÕs Office – South Central MO Cyber Crimes Task Force
The South Central Task Force investigates crimes that exploit children on the internet. That includes the proactive tracking of the distribution of child pornography and the development new tools and techniques to find persons exploiting children on the internet.
Tri-Lakes Regional Internet Crime Task Force
The Tri-Lakes Regional Internet crimes Task Force is part of the larger MO ICAC Task Force which is based out of St. Charles County in Missouri. Detectives have received extensive training in the previewing and forensic searching of computers and cell phones, and work with other detectives in a ten county area to combat the crimes of child exploitation and other crimes against children on the Internet. Stone County undertook the role of lead agency in the task force in 2011.
