Alachua County Sheriff's Office

Special Operations

The Alachua County Sheriff's Office Special Operations Bureau has expanded law enforcement responsibilities that include handling tactical operations, traffic enforcement operations, and assisting various other Bureaus and Sections within the Sheriff's Office.

The Special Operations Bureau is staffed with 15 uniformed Deputy Sheriffs, 3 uniformed Sergeants and one Lieutenant. These Deputies are issued the specialized equipment required to perform their duties, including fully marked, low profile marked and unmarked pursuit vehicles, traffic radar units, vehicle mounted video camera systems, tint meters and portable breath testing device One squad of these deputies is also assigned Traffic Motorcycles and related equipment, in addition to their assigned patrol vehicle. These motorcycles are specially designed and equipped for traffic law enforcement use.

All of the bureau's personnel are also utilized in special details designed to preventing crimes and to educate the public and help emphasize traffic safety issues.

The Special Operations Bureau also includes the Alachua County Sheriff's Office "Beat the Heat" program which uses a modified patrol vehicle to teach traffic safety.