Divisions

The Sunland Park Police Department consists of three divisions: Administrative Operations, Uniform, and Investigations. Each division is made up of bureaus which have distinct duties to respond to the needs of the citizens and the Department.

The Administrative Operations Division is responsible for the Personnel Bureau, Support Services Bureau, and Budget Bureau.  Personnel is responsible for the testing and hiring of employees at the department. Support Services consists of the Training unit, schedules and fleet management. The budget bureau involves payroll, accounting and grant management. .

The Uniform Division is the largest of the three divisions and has the greatest number of personnel assigned to it. Within the Uniform Division is the Patrol/ Traffic Bureau, Gang Bureau and K-9 Bureau. The Patrol Bureau is the most visible unit and consists of the officers seen in police cars, on foot patrol (special events), and soon to be implemented on bike patrol.

The Investigation Division is responsible for the Crimes Against Persons Unit and Crimes Against Property Unit. This division takes most felony cases from the Uniform Division and is comprised of two Investigators.