{"id":149,"date":"2026-03-05T19:23:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/wp2026\/?page_id=149"},"modified":"2026-03-19T14:30:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:30:19","slug":"high-tech-crimes-unit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/wp2026\/?page_id=149","title":{"rendered":"High Tech Crimes Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"149\" class=\"elementor elementor-149\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31fb021 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31fb021\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4089221 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4089221\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e680ffe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e680ffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>The High-Tech Crimes Unit Program (HTCU)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Created through legislation passed in 2021, the program is administered by the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council, IPAC, for the purposes of assisting prosecuting attorneys in the investigation of, collection of evidence for, and prosecution of high-tech crimes. Ten regional units were selected in late 2021 with the units beginning operations at various points in 2022. The key service provided by an HTCU is the forensic extraction of electronic devices in the search for evidence \u2014 work that can only be accomplished with specialized tools and persistent training.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb8670a e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb8670a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b9b7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61b9b7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/wp2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HighTechCrimes.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-159\" alt=\"High Tech Crimes Unit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/wp2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HighTechCrimes.jpg 750w, https:\/\/dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/wp2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HighTechCrimes-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b00070 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0b00070\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86389a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86389a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>7<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Judicial Circuit \u2013 Dearborn and Ohio Counties<\/strong><\/h3><p>In November 2021, the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council selected the Dearborn-Ohio County Prosecuting Attorney&#8217;s Office as one of ten offices to receive grant funding to establish a High-Tech Crime Unit (HTCU). \u00a0Based within a secure facility on Center Street in Lawrenceburg, Prosecuting Attorney Lynn Deddens\u2019s HTCU is led by Norman Rodney Rimstidt and Sarah Kaffenberger. This unit serves Dearborn and Ohio Counties and nine nearby counties: Clark, Decatur, Floyd, Franklin, Jefferson, Jennings, Ripley, Scott, and Switzerland. Evolving from the prosecuting attorney\u2019s Special Crimes Unit and staffed by Rimstidt and Kaffenberger, the unit has a growing connection to Ivy Tech Community College\u2019s campus in Lawrenceburg by fostering internships with college students who are working toward a degree in criminal justice, political science, or a related field of study.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Statewide Numbers<\/strong><\/p><p>During 2022 and 2023 the units assisted on over 4500 cases (a rough approximation for the number of offenders affected by their work) with over 7500 devices analyzed statewide. The majority of these devices were smartphones, but other items include surveillance systems and cloud storage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe9148a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fe9148a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gov\/ipac\/high-tech-crime-unit-program\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEARN MORE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0acd483 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0acd483\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-771455e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"771455e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/wp2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HighTechMap-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-155\" alt=\"High Tech Crimes Map\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/wp2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HighTechMap-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/wp2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HighTechMap-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/wp2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HighTechMap.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The High-Tech Crimes Unit Program (HTCU) Created through legislation passed in 2021, the program is administered by the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council, IPAC, for the purposes of assisting prosecuting attorneys in the investigation of, collection of evidence for, and prosecution of high-tech crimes. 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