As the Army's primary criminal investigative organization and DoD's premier investigative organization, CID is responsible for conducting criminal investigations in which the Army is, or may be, a party of interest.
CID supports the Army through the deployment, in peace and war, of highly trained Special Agents and support personnel, the operation of a certified forensic laboratory, a protective services unit, computer crimes specialists, polygraph services, criminal intelligence collection and analysis and a variety of other services normally associated with law enforcement activities.
CID's mission is the same in both the installation and battlefield environments; however, CID’s traditional roles are expanded once deployed to the battlefield or to a contingency operation. CID’s advanced theater operations often include mentoring local national investigators and police in developing the rule of law, conducting site exploitation and recovery of forensic and biometric evidence and developing criminal intelligence. CID also provides logistics security and conducts protective service and force protection operations. During battlefield operations, CID’s criminal investigations can include war crimes, anti-terrorism and crimes against coalition forces and host nation personnel. Investigating these complex criminal scenarios allows combatant commanders to take the fight to the enemy and most importantly, save lives.
If you are the victim of a crime or have information regarding a crime of U.S. Army interest, immediately contact the nearest USAG Baumholder office at 06783-6-???? or email CID at usarmy.belvoir.usacidc.mail.crime-tips@mail.mil.
If you have information that may be important to the security of the U.S. Army, Army facilities, Army personnel or you wish to be contacted by Army Counterintelligence, contact iSalute.Impersonation/Dating Fraud
If you feel you have been scammed by a person claiming to be a U.S. Army Soldier, please read the attached letter and contact the FTC and IC3.
Click here for more information about online romance scams.Recently these scams have evolved into Impersonation Fraud affecting U.S. Soldiers. Scam artists in these instances search the internet for photographs of U.S. Soldier, and then use these photographs in emails or on social/dating sites to lure unsuspecting citizens into providing money to them for such reasons as transportation costs, communication fees, marriage, processing and medical fees.
The U.S. has established numerous task force organizations to deal with this growing epidemic; unfortunately, the personnel committing these scams are utilizing untraceable email addresses, routing accounts through numerous locations around the world and utilizing pay per hour Internet Cyber cafes, which often times maintain no accountability of use. The ability of law enforcement to identify these perpetrators and close down their operations is very limited. Unfortunately, as is the situation in most cases, as soon as one incident is resolved, the criminals are finding another means of attack.
Sexual AssaultIf you are the victim of a sexual assualt and need assistance, please call the DoD Task Force on Care for Victims of Sexual Assault at 1-800-497-6261 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST, Monday - Friday.
Victims Assistance
Along with conducting investigations and solving crimes, CID Special Agents are also concerned with the welfare of victims of crime, violent or otherwise. The following resources provide information on where victims of crime can go for help.
If you are the victim of a sexual assault and need assistance, please call your installation SHARP or call the Military One Source Hotline, overseas, 24 hours a day at 00-800-3429-6477.
Along with conducting investigations and solving crimes, CID Special Agents are also concerned with the welfare of victims of crime, violent or otherwise. The following resources provide information on where victims of crime can go for help.
If you are the victim of a sexual assault and need assistance, please call your installation SHARP or call the Military One Source Hotline, overseas, 24 hours a day at 00-800-3429-6477.
Additional Links:
U.S. Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response
The National Center for Victims of Crime
RAINN - Rape, Abuse & Incest National NetworkThe National Center for Victims of Crime
OVC Directory of Crime Victims Services
Identity theft resources
FBI child ID application for iPhone
