Moscow Criminal Investigations Department


Moscow Criminal Investigations Department or just MUR — is a detective branch within Moscow City Police which established as Moscow Criminal Detective Department on 1866.
The Criminal Investigation Department of the Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the city of Moscow is located at the address: 127994, Russia, Moscow, Petrovka Street, Building 38.
The head of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the city of Moscow - from February 2018, Major General of Police Kuzmin, Sergey Nikolaevich.

History

The Moscow CID's roots are from the Moscow detective prikaz of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, which was established in 1619, replacing by the interrogation mission was established and it was the Moscow department of the Russian gendarmerie and on 1866 it was renamed to Moscow Criminal Investigations/Detective Department.

Recruitment

The officers in the Criminal Investigation Department are required to have had at least two years as a uniformed officer before applying to transfer to the department and receive further training when they do so.
Muscovite CID officers are involved in investigation of major crimes such as rape, murder, serious assault, fraud, and any other offences that require complex detection. They are responsible for acting upon intelligence received and then building a case.