KATHY worked in the administrative area of the Detective Bureau for the next five years. During this assignment, she was responsible for the individual requirements of the Subdivision Commander (Major), two Assistant commanders (Captain) as well as her daily duties. MS. HELMSTEDTER’S daily duties included detail scheduling, timekeeping and payroll. This included accounting for over 130 detectives training schedules, work schedules, court schedules and requests by other units. Not only were all these duties performed professionally to the highest standards, but KATHY would consistently request more work, to assist others when her assignments were completed for the day.

SHE was transferred to the Juvenile/Auto Theft/Missing Persons Bureau on March 8, 2006. In this capacity, she was required to learn a new job involving the record keeping and case tracking of all crimes against juveniles, auto theft, missing persons and administration of the Juvenile diversion Program. This involved not only reporting but dealing directly with all the outside agencies involved with offenses committed against minors, legal requirements and restrictions, becoming an officer of the Juvenile Court and assisting department’s PIO with information releases.