Specialized Units
The Saint Paul Police Department takes pride in the more than 60 Specialized Units we have to offer our members. You will have the opportunity to apply for a variety of assignments to enhance your career, work on specialized skills, and advance your education. Some of these units / positions are as follows:
- A Community Outreach Program (ACOP)
- Crisis Negotiator
- Field Training Officer (FTO)
- K-9 Unit
- Firearms Instructor
- Defensive Tactics Instructor
- Forensic Services Unit
- Bike Patrol
- Narcotics
- Vice
- Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC)
- Missing Persons
- Recruitment
- Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT)
- Police Athletic League (PAL) Program
- Mentoring Program
- Fraud & Forgery
- Internal Affairs (IA)
- Special Investigations Unit (SIU)
- Arson
- Auto Theft
- Family Violence Unit
- Sexual Violence Unit
- Gang and Gun Unit
- Homicide and Robbery
- Traffic and Pedestrian Safety
- Youth Outreach and Programming
- Volunteer Services
- Community Outreach and Stabilization (COAST)
- Special Operations
- Criminal Intelligence Unit (CIU)
- Mobile Field Force
- Background Investigations
- Burglary Unit
- Property and Evidence