The Deployment Unit is a covert surveillance and apprehension team, which is comprised of a sergeant and two officers.
The Deployment Unit was formed for the purpose of combating crime by taking proactive steps to locate, identify and arrest repeat or habitual offenders. The Unit actively searches for offenders named in arrest warrants that have been filed by the Criminal Investigation Division. The Deployment Unit conducts surveillance of those individuals who are suspected of committing crime and/or specific offense locations with the goal of arresting individual's in-the-act. The Unit assists the Patrol Officer/Investigator in any way possible to combat crime problems and or respond to in progress incidents that require surveillance to assist in the apprehension of offenders. The Deployment Unit works closely with other divisions and crime analysts to obtain, distribute, and act on information and intelligence.