Complete Annual Report 2020 - English - Flipbook - Page 49
VICE, INTEL & NARCOTICS DIVISION
Vice, Intelligence, & Narcotics Division
The goal of the Vice, Intelligence and Narcotics Division (VIN) is to collect information about gangs, organized crime, gun traffickers, and crime patterns in the City in cooperation with state and federal agencies.
This Division also investigates and procures evidence necessary for the prosecution of those involved with
drugs and guns, in addition to addressing prostitution and other vice-related offenses. Division goals include investigating and being proactive in limiting shootings and associated violence in the City of Hartford
to make the community a safer place to live and work. The VIN Division also works in cooperation with
federal and state law enforcement agencies to apprehend wanted fugitives. Members of this Division are
responsible for seeking out, implementing, and overseeing programs and technologies relating to violent
crime prevention, suspect apprehension, and offender tracking.
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Violent Crimes Unit:
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The Violent Crime Unit (VCU) is a team of investigators who work in conjunction with federal, state and
other local law enforcement agencies to reduce violent crime in the City of Hartford. VCU conducts various
in-depth investigations which focus on gun violence, shootings, and shots fired incidents with the goal of
pursuing prosecution at both the state and federal level. VCU works in collaboration with the Major Crimes
Division on a daily basis to identify and capture violent offenders.
Vice & Narcotics:
Vice & Narcotics conducts complex investigations that are necessary to identify and eliminate the suppliers
that control the flow of drugs into the neighborhoods, limiting violent actions that commonly occur relative
to the illegal drug trade. V&N focuses directly on individuals involved in the illegal drug trade who are also
involved in violent crime. They partner with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to target gun crime, organized crime entities, drug and gun traffickers, and
other offenses that contribute to violence. This includes detectives assigned to the United State Postal Service and Homeland Security who conduct investigations into the monetary side of the illegal drug trade.
Money connected to the drug trade is later used for investigative funds by the Hartford Police Department.
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