City of Portsmouth

Forensic Technician

City of Portsmouth

Portsmouth, VAFull-Time RegularPosted Jul 28, 2026

Job description

GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB Under general supervision, this position is responsible for the collection and identification of evidence associated with civil and criminal cases, and internal investigations. Reports to a Police Sergeant. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS Identifies, collects, preserves, documents, and processes physical evidence independently from complex crime scenes, and victims and suspects; collects latent fingerprints; photographs and sketches crime scenes; maintains chain of evidence; processes and maintains digital images; transports evidence to and from state crime lab; and coordinates with detectives and all appropriate laboratories.

Documents crime scenes using sketching and...