Further Information:
Tim.Petersen@tucsonaz.gov
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Detective
Tim Petersen
began his law enforcement career in Minnesota in
1972. He worked as a patrol officer and pilot for
21 years in natural resource law enforcement and
wildlife management. He then moved with his family
to Tucson and worked as a corrections officer at
the pima county jail for about a year. Tim has been
employed by the Tucson Police Department since 1995.
He was assigned to uniform patrol duties on the
city’s south side for about 3 years, and in
1997 was appointed to the position of Criminal Intelligence
Officer. In that capacity he tracked and reported
on crime trends and gathered information on the
activities and whereabouts of suspected criminals.
In 1999 he was promoted to the rank of Detective
and worked in the Neighborhood Crimes Section for
a little more than a year, investigating a wide
variety of crime types. He was re-assigned in June,
2000 to conduct investigations of sexual abuse of
children. He remained in that position till October,
2000 when he was appointed as law enforcement lead
for the COPLINK Project . In that capacity he provides
law enforcement expertise and experience to the
AI and Coplink Lab members to direct their research
into areas of benefit to law enforcement efforts.
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