Major Crimes Division


Major David Ray -- Email


Crimes Against Children Unit

435 S. Third Street
Louisville , KY 40203
Phone (502) 574-2465


Lieutenant Tom Dreher -- Email


Sexual Abuse Squad

Investigates all sexual abuse cases of juveniles except when the victim is sixteen to eighteen years of age and the perpetrator is not a caretaker.


Physical Abuse Squad

Responsibilities include the investigation of all reported cases of child abuse in which the victim is a juvenile, and a parent or other caretaker inflicts the injury.


Missing Persons Squad

Investigates all missing persons reports with the exception of kidnappings for ransom or the victims of suspected violent crimes who can not be found.


Internet Crimes

Responsibilities include investigating sexual exploitation crimes committed against juveniles utilizing electronic means.


To view Missing Children cases, please click here.



Homicide Unit

Lieutenant Barry Wilkerson -- Email


Homicide Squad
633 W. Jefferson St.
Louisville, KY  40202
Phone (502) 574-7055


Investigates homicides, critical assaults, serious assaults against police officers, suicides, suspicious deaths, kidnapping for ransom or missing persons suspected to be victims of violent crimes.


Cold Case Squad
633 W. Jefferson St.
Louisille, KY 40202
Phone (502) 574-7055


Investigates unsolved homicide cases that are at least two years old or are considered "cold" by the homicide commander.



Robbery Unit

Lieutenant James Mueller -- Email

Robbery Squad
633 W. Jefferson St.
Louisville, KY  40202
Phone (502) 574-2474


Investigates all first degree robberies of permanently located retail businesses when the perpetrator clearly intends to take the business cash, narcotics, property or property of employees making bank drops. The squad shall also investigate first degree street robberies that involve the same suspect and span more than one Division.

Armed Suspect Apprehension Program -- ASAP



Special Victims and Financial Crimes Unit

Lieutenant Jennifer Coe -- Email

Sex Crimes Squad
633 W. Jefferson St.
Louisville, KY  40202
Phone (502) 574-7672


Investigates all felony sexual assaults involving adult victims and all felony sexual assaults involving victims sixteen years or older where the perpetrator is not serving as a caretaker for the victim. Also investigates violations of the Kentucky Sex Offender Registry within Jefferson County.


Crimes Against Seniors Squad
633 W. Jefferson St.
Louisville, KY  40202
Phone (502) 574-2278


Investigates abuse, neglect and financial exploitation of persons that are sixty years of age and older or at-risk adults who are being victimized primarily because of their age.

Crimes Against Seniors Information Page


Financial Crimes Squad (Fraud)
633 W. Jefferson St.
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone (502) 574-7045

Investigates crimes involving forged or counterfeit checks, possession of forgery devices, identity thefts, consumer fraud, business fraud, embezzlement and pigeon drops. 



Forensic Investigations

Lieutenant Lynn Hunt -- Email


Video Forensics Analysis Squad
633 W. Jefferson St.
Louisville, KY  40202
Phone (502) 574-7062

Conducts forensic video analysis of surveillance video seized from crime scenes and the videotaping of major crime scenes.


Computer Forensics and Analysis Squad
633 W. Jefferson St.
Louisville, KY  40202
Phone (502) 574-7746

Provides support operations for all department investigators including seizures and examinations of computers, computer systems and computer media.


Crime Scene Unit
633 W. Jefferson St.
Louisville, KY  40202
Phone (502) 574-7036


Assists officers at crime scenes by photographing, preserving, collecting, processing, packaging and transporting evidence. 


Polygraph
633 W. Jefferson St.
Louisville, KY  40202
Phone (502) 574-2107

Provides support to investigative units by conducting polygraph investigations.


Photo Lab
633 W. Jefferson St.
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone (502) 574-2081

Responsible for processing all film taken by the department and surrounding law enforcement agencies.