Evidence & Supply Technician - Field, On-Call

City-of-Las-Cruces; Las Cruces (NM); On-site; USD 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Las Cruces Police Department is seeking an Evidence Technician responsible for receiving, recording, and maintaining the integrity of all police evidence. The role ensures proper documentation of supplies and materials used by the department.

The position requires working in a high-pressure environment with shift work, on-call status, and occasional field processing of crime scenes. Candidates must meet minimum qualifications and complete required training within one year of hire.

Qualifications

• Equivalent to a high school diploma and two years of experience in photography, digital and video camera operation.
• Combination of education, experience and training may be applied in accordance with City of Las Cruces Policy.
• Must successfully complete basic crime scene processing class, photography training and IR-8000 key operator training within one (1) year of hire.

Responsibilities

• Preserve and maintain all evidence in the chain of custody for court purposes in accordance with all department operating procedures without loss or damage to evidence.
• Receive, tag, record and securely store all evidence received according to department procedures and to release evidence upon appropriate release from police officers/detectives or public owner when the case has been adjudicated; inventories receipts, and ensures all evidence received correlates with the incoming paperwork; transports to a storage area and records the storage location on evidence records to ensure security and ease of retrieval.
• Maintains records of stolen property or contraband including the description, identification, value or cost, data acquired, location acquired, name of custodian, date of inventory, condition and disposition.
• Conducts unit inventories of property records and traces and reconciles all discrepancies. If a discrepancy cannot be reconciled, must immediately report such issue to the Records Supervisor
• Respectfully responds to calls from the general public pertaining to the disposition of evidence in police custody and appropriately arranges for discharge of material to the public upon adjudication.
• Responsible to inventory, order, receive, store, issue and ship materials, supplies and equipment used by the Police Department to maintain necessary supplies for daily operations; maintains liaison with the City Purchasing Agency to order and receive necessary materials for police operations; compiles stock control records, consumption data, and related factors to establish appropriate stock levels or replenishment needs; completes ordering of all equipment, materials, and supplies used by the Police Department.
• Travels to and completes field crime scene processing; uses digital cameras, video equipment, and measuring and diagramming techniques following established methods and procedures; searches for and recovers latent fingerprint evidence ; collects, preserves and packages different types of evidence in accordance with established procedures; produces print/impression evidence by casting and/or photographing to scale impressions to use as investigative aids.
• Acts as a key operator for the IR-8000 Breathalyzer in support of law enforcement efforts; checks calibration of the IR-8000 weekly and performs routine maintenance; runs proficiencies received from the Scientific Laboratory; testifies in court in reference to the accuracy and calibration of the instrument; prepares and presents various special and recurring reports; appears in court related to evidence collection techniques, preservation techniques, storage techniques, photographs and latent prints.
• Cross trains with Identification office. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Evidence handling

Photography

Court testimony

Safety compliance

Education

High school diploma

Tools

IR-8000 Breathalyzer

Digital cameras

Video equipment

Job description

City of Las Cruces Police Department is seeking an Evidence Technician responsible for receiving, recording, and maintaining the integrity of all police evidence. The role ensures proper documentation of supplies and materials used by the department.

The position requires working in a high-pressure environment with shift work, on-call status, and occasional field processing of crime scenes. Candidates must meet minimum qualifications and complete required training within one year of hire.