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September 26th is 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘖𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘋𝘢𝘺 𝘈𝘕𝘋 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘋𝘢𝘺! Internal Affairs has a big job to do. They ensure our members are in compliance with laws and regulatory requirements, as well as follow our agency policies and procedures. Additionally, Careers at #teamLCSO start with our amazing HR professionals. They dedicate themselves to hiring the best candidates possible for our team.

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐈𝐀 & 𝐇𝐑 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐋𝐂𝐒𝐎 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤! 🌟🤙 ... See MoreSee Less

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𝙲𝚛𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚂𝚌𝚎𝚗𝚎 𝚃𝚎𝚌𝚑𝚗𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚗: 𝚁𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚘𝚕𝚙𝚑 𝙱𝚞𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚖

Forensic science has always interested Randy Butrim. He majored in it at Florida Gulf Coast University, thoroughly enjoyed his senior year internship in LCSO Forensics, and now works for the agency as a Crime Scene Technician.

“I love going to scenes, processing the crime scene, and performing all the tests we do in the lab,” said Butrim, a Fort Myers native. “Every case is different, which means every day is different for us. I’m very happy working in Forensics and happy each day I come to work.”

After graduating from Oasis High in Cape Coral in 2015, Randy earned a bachelor’s degree in forensic science from FGCU in 2019. He noted the highlight was a three-month internship in the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Forensics Unit.

“That really drove that desire to make Forensics my career,” Butrim explained. “School prepped me for it but there was nothing like doing the actual work and I learned so much.”

Butrim was hired in LCSO’s Evidence Unit in 2019. “I worked in Evidence for about a year and a half,” he said. “It was a good intro to Forensics where every role is important.”

In March of 2021, he became a Crime Scene Technician. The role included three months of training with a senior technician. “There was a lot to learn,” said Butrim. “It’s what I always wanted to do, and I loved it from the beginning.”

The workload is shared among the agency’s six Crime Scene Techs, with rotating on-call responsibilities. Crime Scene Techs respond to crime scenes, document the scene through photos or video, detect and collect evidence, preserve and package biological and non-biological evidence, process for latent fingerprints, preserve the chain of custody for that evidence, prepare reports, and can be called upon to testify during hearings and court cases.

“I’d say the biggest challenge is the things we see when we go out to a violent crime scene,” Butrim said. “But the key is we stay professional and go through the list of tasks in order to process the scene, gather evidence, secure the chain of custody and get the job done.”

Randy noted it can sometimes be a long process toward justice – two to three years in some cases – but the outcome is its own reward. “It’s satisfying when you can play your little part in solving a case or getting justice for a family,” he said.

Sheriff Carmine Marceno has always prioritized LCSO using the latest and greatest technology and that certainly applies to the Forensics Unit. The lab contains equipment like the ANDE rapid DNA machine, alternate light source fingerprint detection, fuming chambers (which utilize heated super glue to enhance fingerprints), ballistic measurement instruments, and much more.

“Technology changes quickly so we undergo a lot of training to keep up with developments,” said Butrim. “ANDE is great and has helped us a lot. It’s a very cool tool and we work with latency for fingerprint processing with ALS (alternate light source) all the time.”

Away from work, Butrim enjoys spending time with his wife and 16-month-old son. He exercises in the gym at Forensics, has always liked fishing and cheers for the Pittsburgh Steelers (Randy’s mom is from The Steel City). His wife works at a country club so he’s thinking of taking up golf one day soon. ... See MoreSee Less