Special Operations

The special operations division consists of units made up of officers who receive specialized training to handle high risk situations as they come up.

Clandestine Drug Lab Team

The drug lab team consists of six police officers who are lab certified by both the State of Washington and the federal Drug Enforcement Agency to process and dismantle drug labs. The lab team works directly with the Special Investigations Unit.

Valley Special Response Team

The Auburn Police Department partners with Federal Way, Kent, Renton, Tukwila, Des Moines, and the Port of Seattle police departments to provide a combined Regional Special Response Team to support their respective communities. They provide extraordinary law enforcement response to incidents such as high risk warrant service, barricaded subject, hostage, and sniper situations. Each agency staffs and equips a team. All agencies share in joint operational expenses. In addition to intense ongoing training; the team responds to 40-60 call outs per year.