Carl Dobrich

With over 30 years of experience and expertise in combating organized criminal enterprises, leading major homicide investigations and serving as a public safety administrator, Carl has a proven track record of delivering professional law enforcement services to government partners and the private sector. With Jensen Hughes, Carl serves as the lead investigator for municipal internal investigations, including those for Schaumburg, Illinois and Joliet, Illinois and as the officer-involved shooting (OIS) investigator for Elgin, Illinois. He is primarily involved with conducting traditional field interviews, liaising with law enforcement and prosecutors, and providing litigation support to various law firms. 

Carl had a 25-year career in the Illinois State Police (ISP), culminating in serving as the Captain–Zone Commander. There, he managed over 80 investigators and was responsible for state police investigations across nine counties. Carl has also been Commander in charge of OIS investigations conducted by the Illinois State Police for local jurisdictions. 

As a Lieutenant–Narcotics Commander, Carl directed a state-indemnified Task Force, focusing on the interdiction of bulk shipments of illegal drugs and their illegally derived proceeds. He also directed state-indemnified Metropolitan Enforcement Groups, Task Forces and Chicago’s High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Initiative, focusing on narcotics enforcement in the Chicago metropolitan area. 

Carl focused on narcotics enforcement – including surveillance, use of confidential sources, undercover operations, collection of evidence and presentation of testimony in court – while Sergeant – Task Force Field Supervisor in southern and northwestern Illinois. For two years, Carl led the state police team responsible for investigating the disappearance of Stacy Peterson, Drew Peterson’s fourth wife. During that time, he oversaw dozens of investigators following thousands of leads.

After retiring, Carl worked as a contract investigator for the Illinois State Police. During that time, he participated in the Crimes Against Seniors Program, a statewide initiative that investigated complaints of financial exploitation of the elderly.