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Council approves prosecutor's request for criminal intelligence analyst and victim advocate positions
Summary
The Elkhart County Council approved two positions requested by Prosecuting Attorney Vicki Becker: a criminal intelligence analyst to support forensic phone downloads and a victim advocate position required by state statute; votes were recorded by roll call (4–3).
The Elkhart County Council voted to approve two personnel additions requested by Prosecuting Attorney Vicki Becker: a criminal intelligence analyst and an additional victim advocate.
Becker told the council the analyst performs forensic downloads and analysis of cell phones and other digital media and that the position has been pivotal in prosecuting serious cases, including recent homicide investigations. "These analysts are able to actually find [data] when it's been tried to be destroyed," Becker said, describing recovered video and cell‑phone evidence that aided prosecutions.
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