Investigative Support
Functions
Canine Unit The Canine Squad conducts searches of buildings and crime scenes for evidence, suspects, missing persons or drugs. Tracking or trailing of suspects can be performed by any of the squad's 12 canines. Service from this squad is available 24 hours a day.
Tactical Special Enforcement Teams The Tactical Special Enforcement Teams are responsible for conducting enforcement operations designed to suppress a wide variety of criminal activity. This unit focuses much of its attention on the enforcement of street-level drug sales and other activities associated with violent crime. Most of the activities of this unit are conducted using uniformed officers. However, when circumstances require, plain-clothes operations are also conducted.
Task Forces
The Greensboro Police Department is currently engaged in a number of Task Force operations with agencies representing a number of governmental entities throughout the region. The Violent Crimes Task Force is currently assigned to the Investigative Support Division. This task force is primarily responsible for monitoring repeat violent criminal offenders and for organizing community information responses in certain violent criminal investigations.
Commanding Officer: Captain J.E. Wolfe