Blaine County Sheriff’s Office

Custody and Corrections Division COR

The jail or prison, inmate reception and prisoner transport.

Led by a Captain or above, with a Lieutenant or above as co-lead

Works from: Sandy Shores Sheriff’s Office

• Inmate Reception IRC · Booking, the jail and inmates’ property.
• Transportation Unit TRN · Prisoner transport to court and to prison.

Investigations INV

Detectives: major crimes, organised crime, cyber, financial and terrorism cases.

Led by a Captain or above, with a Lieutenant or above as co-lead

Works from: Sandy Shores Sheriff’s Office

• Major Crimes Unit MCU · Homicide, robbery, kidnapping and serious assaults.
• Narcotics Unit NAR · Drug investigations, labs and dealers.

Patrol Division PTL

Uniformed patrol: calls for service, traffic stops and first response.

Led by a Captain or above, with a Lieutenant or above as co-lead

Works from: Sandy Shores Sheriff’s Office, Paleto Bay Sheriff’s Office

• Marine Patrol Unit MAR · Patrol boats: the coast, the ports and the lakes.
• Off-Road Unit ORU · Dirt bikes, quads and trucks for the desert, the trails and the backcountry.
• Rural Crimes Unit RCU · Livestock, farm equipment and backcountry theft.

Special Operations Division SOD

The department’s tactical, air, marine, K9 and rescue teams.

Led by a Captain or above, with a Lieutenant or above as co-lead

Works from: Sandy Shores Sheriff’s Office

• K9 Unit K9 · Police dogs: narcotics and explosives detection, tracking, apprehension.
• Search and Rescue SAR · Missing people, backcountry and mountain rescue.
• Special Response Team SRT · A part-time tactical team for high-risk calls.

Training Division TRN

The academy, field training and every certification an officer holds.

Led by a Captain or above, with a Lieutenant or above as co-lead

Works from: Sandy Shores Sheriff’s Office

• Advanced Training Unit ATU · Police instructors at the academy: long guns, less-lethal, pursuit driving, special vehicles and every other certification, with its test.
• Field Training Unit FTU · Field training officers who bring probationary officers up to speed on the road.
• Police Training Unit PTU · The academy, before recruits are sworn in, and their probation.