FIELD SUPPORT UNITS

Field Support Units monitor the Sheriff and Police Department's radio transmissions to respond to any mutual aid support.

Warrant Service Unit

The Warrant Service Unit seeks and arrests individuals who have violated the orders of local judges. Deputies assigned to this unit expedite warrants. They also survey known hangouts to identify and arrest violators. The Unit participates in the Fugitive Recovery Enforcement Team program that works in tandem with the San Francisco Police Department and the State Department of Corrections to arrest state parolees who have violated conditions of their parole

Central Warrants Bureau

The Sheriff's Department assumed operation of the Central Warrant Bureau from the Police Department in 1998. CWB is responsible for maintaining all San Francisco felony and misdemeanor warrants. Deputies assigned to this unit arrest suspects with outstanding warrants, write citations, transport custodies who have concluded their criminal cases in other counties to San Francisco, and verify warrants for arresting agencies.

Station Transfer Unit

The Station Transfer Unit's primary function is to safely and efficiently pick up arrestees from the district police stations and transport them to our intake facility.