2019 Annual Report - El Paso Police Department

AUXILIARY SERVICES EL PASO POLICE DEPARTMENT • STRATEGIC PLANNING & AUXILIARY SERVICES BUREAU UNIT OF THE YEAR RECIPIENT

During the year of 2019, Auxiliary Services was restructured. Auxiliary has seen it’s responsibility grow exponentially with the recent additions of the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN), Funeral Committee/Warrant Officer, Honor Guard and Bagpipes, Awards Committee, Sports Committee, and Seizure Officer.

BALLISTICS INTELLIGENCE UNIT

The El Paso Police Department’s Ballistics Intelligence Unit (B.I.U.) has been months in the making and it’s nearing its final phase of development. B.I.U. will focus on using NIBIN and E-Trace for the timely collection, management, and analysis of crime gun evidence (i.e., expended cartridge cases and firearms) to identify shooters, disrupt criminal activity, and prevent future violence. The El Paso Police Department's Ballistics Intelligence Unit will consist of two officers supervised by a sergeant and lieutenant. They will be an on-call unit available to respond to citywide incidents. Personnel have received training from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).

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