COLUMBUS, Ind. — In an effort to modernize local police operations, the city of Columbus is proposing the addition of a criminal intelligence officer. Intelligence-led policing programs serve as guides to operations rather than operations guiding intelligence.
The slot would be added by reclassifying a vacant administrative assistant position in the department at no increase in the budget. The pay range for the position is from $24,964 to $35,663.
Chief Jon Rohde says this officer would direct pertinent information to different divisions like narcotics, detectives, uniforms, jail, and the sheriff’s department. The primary goal is to reduce drug trafficking and drug use. By focusing on those two issues, officials believe an immediate reduction in property crime would likely occur.
As the position becomes established, the expected results would be better use of resources, and stronger relationships between state and federal intelligence agencies.