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Hi, it's me again.
If there are several crimes of a very similar nature (theft of estate and antique jewelry) occuring in two or three adjacent counties, is it likely that the information of the crimes would get to the other counties involved?

Is there an info pipeline of some kind that goes to all neighboring counties, a daily log or report or something else?

If there is, do the investigating LEO's cooperate with each other in a personal way. Do they meet together, share ideas, bounce things off the wall, etc. Or are they more likely to be impersonal and share files and info, but not meet in face to face situations.

Thanks for you help, Penny

Is there an info pipeline of some kind that goes to all neighboring counties, a daily log or report or something else? Many, actually. NCIC, NLETS, EPIC, and many others (you can find good explanations of these on Wikipedia). Also, each agency (well, each agency current with technology) will have their own computer aided dispatch (CAD), and they can communicate with other agencies utilizing CAD (to include sending out Be On the LookOut or "BOLO" announcements to other agencies).


If there is, do the investigating LEO's cooperate with each other in a personal way. Do they meet together, share ideas, bounce things off the wall, etc. Or are they more likely to be impersonal and share files and info, but not meet in face to face situations.Both really, depends on the circumstances and in some cases the personality of the individual investigator. Liaison and networking is a big part to being a successful criminal investigator, allows you to pool resources and share leads/trends, which leads to more cases being solved.

What Kimble said.

We work rather well with adjacent counties on a personal level, however I've run into problems trying to work with some rural S. O.'s in the Eastern part of the state. They seem to always be territorial and distrusting of "big city" police departments.

We work well together in my area. If we have a serious string of crimes across multiple counties in our area the detectives will all work together along with the State Attorney General's Office of Statewide Prosecution, and get the cases tried through them. Before it gets to that point, we will still work together if/when we find out the cases are related.

There are also state law enforcement agencies that are brought in for multi county crimes. Florida has FDLE, Georgia has GBI, North Carolina has NCSBI. Google those agencies for more Information.

There are also state law enforcement agencies that are brought in for multi county crimes. Florida has FDLE, Georgia has GBI, North Carolina has NCSBI. Google those agencies for more Information.

In Oregon, the state police can take a multiple county investigation, but they don't necessarily do so. If locals are well into the case, it's better we keep it and just work together. The few times I've called and asked them to take case, it was a multiple county sex offender where the counties weren't even adjacent.

I have nothing but good things to say about OSP, they work well with other agencies.

A BIG thanks to all of you for your replies. I appreciate having this source of real information and your willingness to share.:yesnod: