The Area II Investigation Unit is the investigative branch of Area II Command. The Investigation Unit primarily follows up on complaints initially taken by uniformed officers. The primary functions of the unit include the investigation of all property crimes, overseeing the forensic processing of crime scenes, and criminal prosecutions. Members of this unit are selected from the Patrol Division and undergo extensive specialty training. The Officers assigned to the unit specialize in, and investigate, a wide variety of crimes including Computer/Internet crime, Identity theft, financial crime, as well as Burglary and Auto theft crime. The unit works with investigators from municipal, State and Federal agencies, as well as the crime lab of the State of Georgia.

Detectives conduct investigations using a variety of methods, and they must be extremely detail oriented. Once a Detective is assigned to a case, it is their job to see it through to the end. This is accomplished by one or more of the following methods: Interviewing in detail the victim(s), witnesses, and potential suspect(s), collecting and preserving evidence, processing crime scenes, conducting surveillance, and obtaining search warrants.

Detectives must work closely with the Prosecuting Attorneys office to assure their investigation has no "loop holes." Detectives also enjoy a very good relationship with other law enforcement agencies in the County, State and Federal agencies, as well as public and private organizations devoted to the safety and well being of the citizens of the City Of Macon.

The unit is composed of one detective lieutenant, two detective sergeants, and eight detectives. The Investigations Unit reports to the Area II Command Major. The office is staffed Monday through Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. However, detectives are on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, all year long and respond to all major crime scenes.