The Post-Star :: News: "Warren County officials hope an agreement between the county Department of Social Services and Sheriff's Office will improve investigation of crimes involving children.
The Sheriff's Office has assigned Investigator Edward Affinito to the Department of Social Services through a program that will result in his salary being paid by the state.
Affinito was assigned to the Department of Social Services full time as of Jan. 1, with his duties to include nothing but crimes reported to or uncovered by the agency, in an arrangement that is unique to the region.
Sheriff Larry Cleveland said the state reimbursement means the county has essentially gained an investigator who will improve investigation of child-related cases at no expense to local taxpayers.
Social Services Commissioner Robert Phelps said the agency is working to find Affinito office space in the overcrowded county annex where the agency is housed. The state funding requires the investigator to be dedicated to child abuse and other criminal cases that come through the department, including welfare fraud. Phelps said Affinito will work with longtime department welfare fraud investigator Lillian Hayes."
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