Kentucky Department of Criminal Investigation

The Kentucky Department of Criminal Investigation is an investigative law enforcement agency in the Commonwealth of Kentucky that operates under the authority of the Office of the Attorney General. The department was founded in September 2004 by former Kentucky Attorney General Greg Stumbo as the Kentucky Bureau of Investigation (KBI). The KBI was reorganized into the Department of Criminal Investigation by Stumbo's successor Jack Conway.

Branches

DCI is a specialized agency with three different investigative branches.[1]

  • Public Integrity/Special Investigations Branch
  • Drug Investigations Branch
  • Cyber Crimes Unit

Criminal investigations in areas other than those listed above are not investigated by the DCI. They are investigated by either the Kentucky State Police or by local law enforcement.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "DCI homepage". Kentucky Office of the Attorney General. Retrieved 2008-11-02.

External links


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