Welcome to the Detective Bureau home page. The Detective Bureau is traditionally responsible for the investigation and filing of criminal complaints. Normally, a crime or arrest report is taken by patrol officers and, depending on the nature of the crime and whether there are any leads, the report is assigned to a case investigator. The investigator conducts additional follow-up inquires and determines if the crime is prosecutable. The ultimate goal is to solve the crime by arresting the perpetrator and seeing that he or she is prosecuted.

But the Detective Bureau does much more to protect the community. Detectives handle missing persons, child abuse and neglect referrals, the monitoring of state-mandated sex crime registrants, gang and other criminal intelligence issues, and the special issues surrounding juvenile crime and status offenses. The Detective Bureau also compiles statistical information on crime and crime trends in the City.

In the end, it is the goal of the Detective Bureau to provide professional service to the Inglewood community and to other professionals within the criminal justice system.

A Brief Biography...

Captain Eve R. Irvine assumed command of the Patrol Bureau in December 2004. Her promotion to Captain, effective January 31, 2003, marked the first time in the history of the Inglewood Police Department that a female officer has risen through the ranks to achieve the title of Police Captain.

Captain Irvine began her career with the Department in 1982 as a Police Cadet. In 1984, she was appointed to the position of Police Officer and attended the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Police Academy. In 1989, she was appointed to the position of D.A.R.E. Officer and promoted to Detective in 1990. As a Detective, Captain Irvine became a nationally recognized expert in the area of Domestic Violence and worked assignments in Sex Crimes / Child Abuse, Assaults and Robbery. In 1993, she attended the Delinquency Control Institute at the University of Southern California. She was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 1994.

As a Sergeant, Captain Irvine worked in the Patrol Bureau as a Field Supervisor and Watch Commander. In 1995, Captain Irvine was transferred to the Administrative Services Bureau, as supervisor over Police Training and Personnel.

In 1997, Captain Irvine was appointed to the position of Acting Lieutenant and transferred to the Patrol Bureau as a Watch Commander. In 1999, she was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and transferred to the Office of the Chief of Police, where she served as Adjutant to the Chief of Police. In addition to Adjutant duties, she commanded the Community Affairs Section and Internal Affairs. She also served as Press Information Officer for the Department. In 2003, she was promoted to the rank of Police Captain and assigned to command of the Administrative Services Bureau.

Captain Irvine was born and raised in New York State. She has received the degrees of Bachelor of Science in Business and Management from the University of Redlands and Master of Business Administration from the University of La Verne. She is a member of the Exchange Club of Inglewood. Captain Irvine runs in the annual Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay as a member of Team Inglewood.