San Andreas State Troopers

Aquatic Operations Division AQU

Boats and divers: waterways, ports, the coast, search and recovery.

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

Works from: Puerto del Sol Marine Unit

• Dive Team DIVE · Underwater search, recovery and evidence.
• Marine Patrol Unit MAR · Patrol boats: the coast, the ports and the lakes.

Aviation Division AVN

Helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft and drones: pursuits, searches and surveillance.

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

Works from: Sandy Shores Air Operations

• Air Support Unit AIR · Helicopters: pursuits, searches, hoist rescues and surveillance.
• Fixed-Wing Unit FW · Patrol aircraft for speed enforcement and long surveillance.
• Unmanned Aircraft Unit UAS · Drones for scenes, searches and tactical support.

Fish and Wildlife Division GW

Game wardens: hunting and fishing laws, poaching, parks and backcountry.

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

Works from: Beaver Bush Ranger Station, Paleto Forest Wildlife Post

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: SAST Headquarters

• Crime Scene Unit CSU · Crime scene processing and the crime lab.
• Cyber Crime Unit CYB · Digital forensics, phone and computer extraction, online crime.
• Financial Crimes Unit FCU · Fraud, money laundering and public corruption.
• Major Crimes Unit MCU · Homicide, robbery, kidnapping and serious assaults.
• Organized Crime Unit OCU · Gangs, cartels, trafficking and racketeering.
• Terrorism Unit CTU · Threat assessment and counter-terrorism investigations.
• Undercover Operations UC · Undercover officers, surveillance and informants.

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: SAST Headquarters

• Internal Affairs IA · Complaints and investigations into officers.

Special Operations Command SOCOM

Tactical, bomb, search and rescue and high-risk teams: barricades, hostages, warrants and counter-terrorism.

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

Works from: SAST Headquarters

• Bomb Squad EOD · Explosive ordnance disposal: suspicious devices, post-blast investigation.
• Crisis Negotiation Team CNT · Negotiators for barricades, hostages and people in crisis.
• High Risk Target Unit HRT · Arrests of the most dangerous wanted fugitives and protective details.
• K9 Unit K9 · Police dogs: narcotics and explosives detection, tracking, apprehension.
• 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: SAST Headquarters

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

Traffic Enforcement Division TED

Traffic enforcement on the highways and streets, collisions and commercial vehicles.

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

Works from: SAST Headquarters, Harmony Highway Patrol Station, Sandy Shores Air Operations

• Collision Investigation Unit MAIT · Serious and fatal collisions: reconstruction and reports.
• Commercial Vehicle Enforcement CVE · Trucks, weigh stations, permits and carrier safety.
• High Speed Enforcement Unit HSE · Interceptors for high-speed pursuits and street racing.
• 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.
• Patrol Unit HWY · Highway patrol: freeway and highway enforcement and first response.

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: SAST Training Academy

• 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.