Los Santos County Sheriff’s Department

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: Davis Sheriff’s Station

• 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: Davis Sheriff’s Station

• Crime Scene Unit CSU · Crime scene processing and the crime lab.
• Cyber Crime Unit CYB · Digital forensics, phone and computer extraction, online crime.
• 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: Davis Sheriff’s Station, Chumash Sheriff’s Substation

• Motors Unit MTR · Police motorcycles: traffic enforcement, escorts and congestion.
• Off-Road Unit ORU · Dirt bikes, quads and trucks for the desert, the trails and the backcountry.

Professional Standards PSB

Internal affairs: complaints and investigations into officers.

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

Works from: Davis Sheriff’s Station

• Internal Affairs IA · Complaints and investigations into officers.

Special Operations Division SOD

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

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

Works from: Davis Sheriff’s Station, Vespucci Marina Harbor Unit

• Air Support Unit AIR · Helicopters: pursuits, searches, hoist rescues and surveillance.
• Bomb Squad EOD · Explosive ordnance disposal: suspicious devices, post-blast investigation.
• K9 Unit K9 · Police dogs: narcotics and explosives detection, tracking, apprehension.
• Marine Patrol Unit MAR · Patrol boats: the coast, the ports and the lakes.
• SWAT SWAT · Special Weapons and Tactics, counter-terrorism and special operations: barricades, hostages and high-risk warrants.
• Search and Rescue SAR · Missing people, backcountry and mountain rescue.

Support Services SUP

The fleet and everything that keeps the department on the road.

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

Works from: Davis Sheriff’s Station

• Fleet Services FLT · The fleet: vehicles, upfitting, maintenance and assignments.

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: Davis Sheriff’s Station

• 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.