Investigations

The Criminal Investigations Division is under the command of Captain Chris Finch. The primary function of the division is to investigate reports of criminal activity after a crime has been reported to this department. The Criminal Investigations Division also conducts proactive investigations and covert operations in an attempt to deter criminal activity before it occurs.

When you report a crime to the Martin Police Department, a patrol officer will respond to the location of the crime and complete an incident report detailing the crime. The incident report will then be forwarded to criminal investigations on the next business day for review.

Lieutenant Clay Dean

Clay joined Martin Police Department’s patrol division in 2015 and graduated from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy the same year. He served as a Field Training Officer to train new officers for the patrol division. He has also received training in numerous specialized areas of law enforcement including: Visual Man Tracking I & II, Domestic Violence Investigation, Proactive Criminal Interdiction Patrol, Criminal Interdiction Plus, Crisis Intervention Team Training, Basic Criminal Investigations, Crime Scene Operations, Social Media Investigations, Online Undercover Investigations, Transnational Elder Fraud, Financial Crimes Against Seniors, and Interviewing and Advanced Interrogation with the Reid Institute. In 2023 Clay joined the Criminal Investigations Division where he is currently assigned as an investigator.

Chris Finch (Investigator)

Chris has worked for the Police Department since 2004. In 2017 he was promoted to Patrol Sergeant and in 2021, he was promoted to Patrol Lieutenant. He previously worked at the Tennessee Department of Corrections. He has received training in several areas including: Tennessee Law Enforcement Training, Field Sobriety School / In Car Video, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Interdiction, Radar Instructor and Child Passenger Seat training. He is a graduate from McKenzie High School, and received his B.S. in Criminal Justice from the University of Tennessee at Martin.

Clay Dean (Investigator)

Clay joined Martin Police Department’s patrol division in 2015 and graduated from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy the same year. He served as a Field Training Officer to train new officers for the patrol division. He has also received training in numerous specialized areas of law enforcement including: Visual Man Tracking I & II, Domestic Violence Investigation, Proactive Criminal Interdiction Patrol, Criminal Interdiction Plus, Crisis Intervention Team Training, Basic Criminal Investigations, Crime Scene Operations, Social Media Investigations, Online Undercover Investigations, Transnational Elder Fraud, Financial Crimes Against Seniors, and Interviewing and Advanced Interrogation with the Reid Institute. In 2023 Clay joined the Criminal Investigations Division where he is currently assigned as an investigator.