High Tech Crime Unit

The Vigo County Prosecutors Office and Indiana State University School of Criminology and Security Studies were awarded 1 of 10 High-Tech Cybercrime Units (HTCU) in the state of Indiana by the Indiana Prosecutors Attorney Council (IPAC) in November 2021. The project is the result of collaboration between the Vigo County Prosecutor’s Office, the ISU School of Criminology and Security Studies, the Terre Haute Police Department, and the Vigo County Sheriff’s Office. The HTCU is a digital forensics unit under the supervision of the Vigo County Prosecutor’s Office. The overall purpose of the HTCU is the location, preservation and analysis of digital evidence related to investigations in West Central Indiana. The HTCU conducts unlocking, extraction, processing, and analysis on all digital devices, including mobile devices (phones and tablets), DVRs, computers, hard drives, thumb drives, etc.