Washington State Patrol - Investigative Services Bureau

Investigative Services Bureau

Assistant Chief
Brian Ursino

The Investigative Services Bureau (ISB) consists of five divisions that provide various public services, including vessel and terminal safety; narcotics investigation and dismantling of clandestine labs; fatality, criminal, and missing children investigations; computer forensics; organized crime intelligence; and public records and records retention. Personnel within our bureau are some of the most highly trained individuals in law enforcement and are continuously sought after for their experience and expertise.

Please click on the appropriate link below to learn more about each division:

Criminal Investigations Division

Investigative Assistance Division

Office of Professional Standards

Special Operations Division

Homeland Security Division

Office of Professional Standards

The Office of Professional Standards (OPS) provides oversight responsibility for the agency's complaint and disciplinary procedures. OPS is tasked with ensuring the disciplinary process is conducted fairly; that all administrative investigations are complete, impartial, objective, and consistent; and that standardized discipline is imposed. In accordance with Executive Order 96-01, this office also conducts major administrative investigations involving employees of the Department of Social and Health Services. For information on how to file a complaint, see WSP Complaint Process.

Investigative Assistance Division

The Investigative Assistance Division consists of the Narcotics Section, Organized Crime Intelligence Unit (OCIU), Computer Forensics Unit, Special Weapons and Tacticts Team (SWAT), Missing Persons Unit, and Missing and Exploited Children Task Force. Division personnel and resources support a variety of federal, state, and local agencies.

Criminal Investigation Division

The Criminal Investigation Division (CID) conducts investigations into vehicle homicide, vehicular assault, and felony hit-and-run collisions. Additionally, the division investigates crimes committed on the Capitol Campus, threats against elected officials, and felony crimes discovered by uniformed troopers. CID, at the request of the State Auditor's Office, conducts investigations regarding whistleblower complaints, and contracts with the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) for criminal investigations involving DSHS employees. TID also conducts investigations statewide involving fuel tax fraud and auto theft and conducts salvage/rebuild VIN inspections.

CID partners with the Crime Laboratory Division and the Identification Section to provide comprehensive investigations of crime scenes at the request of any law enforcement agency. See Crime Scene Response Team.

Special Operations Division

The Special Operations Division is comprised of the Aviation Section and Executive Services Section, as well as overseeing the Awards Committee.

Homeland Security Division

The Homeland Security Division encompasses Vessel and Terminal Security (VATS) for the entire WSF fleet and terminal security in Western Washington counties, command of the four WSP inter-agency bomb squads, canine handler training for explosives and narcotics canine teams and agency homeland security coordination.


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