The Child Predator Unit is a group of specially trained agents and prosecutors across Pennsylvania to identify and capture online predators before they can harm children.
Lab capability: Incident response
Riverside Police Department – Computer and Technology Crime High-Tech Response Team (CATCH)
CATCH was formed to help combat computer-related crimes such as network intrusions, computer hacking, theft of trade secrets, counterfeiting and piracy, telecommunications fraud, and theft of high tech related equipment and cargo. There are five regional task forces covering 31 counties within the State of California.
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation – Computer Crime Unit
The OSBI Computer Crimes Unit was created to address the increasing number of computer crimes in Oklahoma. The Unit provides specially trained Agents to investigate computer crime and perform forensic examinations of digital evidence.
Eugene Police Department – Financial Crimes Unit
The Financial Crimes Unit consists of five detectives and one sergeant who investigate felony-level financial crimes. Financial crimes which include computer crimes, forgery, counterfeiting, fraudulent use of a credit card, employee embezzlement, and identify theft.
Pittsburgh High Tech Crimes Task Force
The Pittsburgh High Tech Crimes Task Force is a unit of consolidated federal, state, and local law enforcement, created with the purpose of pooling technical and investigative resources in order to prosecute cases, and provide forensic examination, intelligence, and technical assistance to agencies encountering computers during the course of their investigations.
Pittsburgh Financial Crimes Task Force
The Financial Crimes Task Force is charged with the investigation and prosecution of criminal offenses involving split-deposit schemes, counterfeit checks, internet fraud, stolen government checks, identity thefts and identity take-overs within Southwestern Pennsylvania, placing an emphasis on organized activity. The task force is committed to aggressively investigating and prosecuting offenders, of these financial crimes, in state and federal courts.
Rhode Island State Police Computer Crimes Unit – Rhode Island Cyber Disruption Team
The Rhode Island Cyber Security Initiative works to address gaps in protecting critical infrastructure within Rhode Island from cyber attacks and cyber terrorism related events. The investigators prevent, protect against, detect, respond to and assist in the recovery of cyber terrorism related incidents. The Initiative also assists in the assessment of risks to Rhode Island’s critical cyber-infrastructure, identifying potential means of cyber attacks and recommending protective controls for critical information systems.
Pennington County SheriffÕs Office – Computer Crimes Unit
The Pennington County SheriffÕs Office is partnered with the Rapid City Police Department and the State Division of Criminal Investigation, and started a forensic computer unit to investigate crimes utilizing the internet and computers. The Unit is comprised of Investigators from the Pennington County SheriffÕs Office, Detectives from Rapid City Police Department and Agents with the State Division of Criminal Investigations.
Vermont State Police – Computer Crimes Unit
The Unit serves as a specialized support to both state and local police departments. Members of the Unit receive specialized training in the collection and analysis of digital evidence. In addition to conducting computer related investigations, the Unit is also dedicated to: conducting forensic analysis of digital evidence, providing expert testimony, assisting prosecutors with legal interpretation of scientific results, and training of other criminal justice agencies in areas relating to computer related digital evidence
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department – Las Vegas Electronic Crimes Task Force
The Las Vegas Electronic Crimes Task Force (LVECTF), hosted by the U.S. Secret Service and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Cybercrimes Unit, combats computer-related crimes. The LVECTF combines the expertise of both local and federal law enforcement officers well-versed in the investigation of financial and computer related crimes, as well as that of participants from the private and academic community. The LVECTF also offers the community a resource for local contacts, cyber security concerns and information on the prevention of economic loss.
