Definition of homicide bureau in English:
homicide bureau
nounPlural homicide bureaux, Plural homicide bureaus
US The police department that deals with the crime of murder.
a separate team from the Homicide Bureau is investigating Clarke's killing
Example sentencesExamples
- In court on Monday, the chief of the district attorney's homicide bureau showed pictures of the victim.
- There has been no word since, and investigators have sent his file to the homicide bureau for investigation.
- Due to the additional information, the sheriff's homicide bureau has decided to take another look at the case.
- He revamped the legendary homicide bureau, shaking up sinecures that extended back to Dewey in the 1930s.
- The new homicide bureau has already disturbed a number of policemen, some of whom complained after more than 61 experienced officers were transferred to the bureau.
- The homicide bureau submitted statistics in which it claims that 35 murders were solved out of about 150 for the year to date.
- The source said that contrary to some media reports, the homicide bureau is not involved in the investigation.
- Family and authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the sheriff's homicide bureau, missing persons division.
- He said he had gone to the homicide bureau because he wanted to tell the police about the shooting in which his wife was killed.
- The homicide bureau chief passed this information along to the convicted defendant, who began to seek a new trial.