Crime Scene Investigations & Evidence

Crime Scene & Evidence Manager Ashley Simpson

Ashley began her career by moving from her hometown in Parker, Colorado, to Omaha, Nebraska, to begin her first job as a Crime Scene Investigator for the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office in 2011. She later returned to Colorado to work for the Denver Police Department, where she was promoted to a Crime Scene Supervisor position on Detail 3 of the Denver Police Crime Scene Unit. Ashley was driven to serve her hometown community and later gained employment with the Parker Police Department Evidence Section in 2017 as a Crime Scene Investigator III, where she was later promoted to management. The non-sworn position manages the Crime Scene Unit, the Property and Evidence warehouse and the in-house forensic ID lab. Ashley is a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst (CSCSA) through the International Association for Identification and has more than twelve years of experience in crime scene investigations. She is also a Certified Property and Evidence Specialist through the International Association for Property and Evidence. Ashley obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Colorado in 2008. After conducting her masters thesis at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Human DNA Identification Laboratory in 2013, Ashley obtained her Master of Science in Forensic Science degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University.

In 2022, the Evidence Section consisted of five full-time non-sworn positions.

1 - Crime Scene and Evidence Manager

1 - Evidence Section Administrative Assistant

3 - Crime Scene Investigators (CSI)

The Parker Police Evidence Section is responsible for the security and accountability of the more than 69,000 pieces of property and evidence collected at crime scenes for the Parker and Lone Tree Police Departments. The two agencies submitted 5,362 items in 2022, a 17.4% increase from 2021. Two hundred ninety-five items were transported/ relayed to local laboratories in 2022, a 52.8% increase from 2021.

The team also conducts crime scene investigations for the Parker Police Department and Lone Tree Police Department and serves on the 18th Judicial Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT). Crime Scene Investigators responded to 125 calls for service, an increase of 32.9% in 2022 from the year before.