FORENSICS UNIT

A major component of the Morristown Police Department is the Forensics Unit. This team consists of 16 crime scene technicians and is overseen by Officer Dmin Burchfield.

The Crime Scene Technicians are responsible for the processing of crime scenes through out the city. Their duties include collecting evidence, crime scene photography, fingerprinting, and preserving evidence at a crime scene. Those scenes that are considered to be major crimes, Officer Darrin Burchfield, Detective Corporal Todd King, Officer Mike O'Keefe, and Officer Ricky Sanders are on call 24 hours a day.

Officer Mike O'Keefe is the primary evidence controller with Officer Darrin Burchfield and Detective Corporal Todd King serving as back up during his absence. Their jobs include storing, cataloging, and tracking all evidence turned into the Morristown Police Department. In addition the evidence controller is responsible for taking evidence to the TBI crime laboratory in Knoxville and Nashville TN for analysis. When the court case is resolved, the evidence controller is responsible for disposing the evidence per a court order signed by the District Attorney Generals office and a Criminal Court Judge. The evidence is returned to owner, incinerated, or sold at a public auction.