Domestic Violence & Property Crimes Section
The Domestic Violence & Property Crimes section of the PCSO Investigations Division is responsible for investigating crimes involving Simple Assault/Domestic Violence, Aggravated Assault/Domestic Violence, Violation of Protection Order, Violation of No Contact Bond, Stalking, and other crimes where the primary motive is financial gain or vandalism. These include:
- Residential burglaries
- Business burglaries
- Vehicle burglaries
- Vehicle thefts
- Embezzlement
- Forgeries
- Insufficient funds checks
- Closed account checks
- Vandalism
- Theft
- Identity Theft
- Credit card fraud
Investigations Division - People Crimes
The People Crimes section of the PCSO Investigations Division is responsible for investigating all major crimes of violence committed against individuals, including: homicide, rape/sexual assault, child abuse, aggravated assault, abduction/kidnapping, and robbery.
Investigations Division - Computer Crimes
The Forensic Computer Unit was created in 2011 to investigate internet and computer crimes. This unit is comprised of Investigators from the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office, Detectives from Rapid City Police Department and Agents with the State Division of Criminal Investigations.
Additional Resources
- Internet Crime Complaint Center: The Internet Crime Complaint Center accepts online Internet crime complaints filed by the person who believes they were defrauded or filed by a third party to the complainant
- Internet Crimes Against Children
- National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
2019 Statistics
