The Weber-Morgan Homicide Task Force is a multi-jurisdictional group of police officers, crime scene investigators, and interviewers, who work under the command of the investigators from the Weber County Attorney’s Office. Working together, they assist in the successful investigation of all suspicious deaths and the prosecution of homicides committed in Weber and Morgan Counties.
The primary purpose of the Task Force is to provide personnel with specific resources for the effective investigation and prosecution of homicide. The Task Force also investigates in-custody deaths and officer involved shootings. When an incident occurs, the police agency involved contacts the Task Force Commanders and together they decide what, if any, additional resources, or detectives to assign to the case. With the first 12 hours of such an investigation being the most critical and manpower intensive, the value of the task force is in the additional manpower, resources and experience being available to agencies which may be limited in these resources. The Harrisville Police Department currently has two members assigned to the Task Force.