“I’ve always wanted to work in Major Crimes. After being promoted to Senior Deputy, I worked as an investigator in Ojai. When a job opened up, I applied and was lucky enough to be assigned into my position.” Meet Sr. Deputy James Douglas, 👋 a homicide detective with our Major Crimes Unit. “In homicide, you are going to be working on a case for years. After a homicide occurs, those first 24-48 hours is when you have to put all your effort into a case because you have perishable evidence that exists somewhere. No matter the scale of that crime, it is so important to collect and secure that evidence as quickly as possible. Once it’s gone, you’re never ever getting it back. After those first 1-2 days, then you’re working to put all the pieces together – 1) to make sure that you can solve the crime; 2) to make sure you hold the right person accountable - the right suspect; and 3) you’re protecting the victim, the victim’s family, and making sure that they understand that justice is being...