Police Property and Evidence Technician

About the role

Coordinate, receive, store, and safeguard property and evidence items and maintain chain of custody; review and analyze disposition orders to determine destruction, release or storage of property and evidence; respond to various requests for viewing and copying of evidence and provide administrative support to the Albuquerque Police Department. This is a safety sensitive position subject to random drug/alcohol testing.

Responsibilities

• Receive, transport, store, safeguard and gather property and evidence of various categories to include paraphernalia, narcotics, currency, biohazard and genetic material, weaponry, graphic material, jewelry, audio/visual tapes and digital media; ensure incoming items are property labeled by assigned officer and maintain the chain of custody of evidence.
• Coordinate, separate and inventory property and evidence using computerized and manual processes; ensure items are labeled, entered into the database and storage in the appropriate locations based on storage requirements and types of evidence.
• Perform daily audits of property and evidence