Specialized Operations Command is comprised of various investigative squads consisting of some of the Service’s most critically important units, all staffed by specially trained members.
Specialized Operations Command is divided into two areas: Operational Services and Detective Services.
Operational Services includes the Marine Unit, Mounted and Police Dog Services, the Emergency Task Force, Public Safety & Emergency Management, Traffic Services, Parking Enforcement, Court Services, Communications Services, Parking Enforcement, as well as Parades and Special Events.
Detective Services is responsible for investigation of major crimes. The units include Homicide, Hold Up, Sex Crimes, Fraud, Intelligence Division, Fugitive, Drug, Organized Crime Enforcement, Provincial ROPE, Bail & Parole and Forensic Identification Services.
All these units work closely with one another and with other divisional units, as well as various municipal, provincial and federal agencies, to ensure the most efficient and effective coordination of policing efforts across the City of Toronto.