Special Investigation Division

The Special Investigations Division, which answers directly to the Chief of Police, is responsible for handling highly sensitive investigations. Narcotics and vice is their primary area of responsibility, with ongoing investigations into organized crime, drugs and prostitution, and illegal gambling and liquor use. The division also handles internal affairs and is responsible for full investigations into the backgrounds of new recruits.

In performing their jobs, members of the division are often called upon to conduct highly skilled surveillance operations using state-of-the-art audio and video equipment. These and other specialized capabilities come as the result of in-depth training at the federal level with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and at other major institutions.

SID detectives also undergo extensive and extraordinarily specific training in the use of polygraph technology, and the division is one of only two in the state with the credentials to own and operate a polygraph unit. This capability, which required months of off-site training, has benefited the department in that it dramatically speeds up criminal investigations, and has been proven to be an extremely useful tool in streamlining the police recruitment process.

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Terrorism

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