• The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is responsible for the enforcement of all New Jersey Criminal Statutes as they pertain to the casino industry. Investigations undertaken by SIU include armed robberies, organized crime, major thefts, frauds, counterfeiting, loan sharking, casino related cheating scams, weapon offenses, narcotics, prostitution and violations of the Casino Control Act.
• Most of the unit’s investigations are long term and complex.
• The unit routinely works with other local, state, federal and international law enforcement agencies such as; United State Secret Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Joint Terrorism Task Force, Internal Revenue Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, U. S. Marshal’s Service, Ontario Provincial Police, Nevada Gaming Board, Las Vegas Metro Police, New York City Police, Connecticut State Police, and Atlantic City Police on some of the unit’s larger criminal investigations. Unit members have also formed partnerships with Atlantic County Prosecutor Office’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, and the Pennsylvania PATEC.
• SIU conducts both re-active and pro-active criminal investigations. Unit members also act in limited undercover capacities. The unit develops the majority of their investigations through the utilization informants and contacts developed within the casino industry.
• Over the years the SIU has been very successful with infiltrating and dismantling organized criminal groups involved with racketeering, loan sharking activities, major counterfeiting operations, casino cheating groups, nation wide frauds and large scale prostitution networks. In 2003, the Atlantic City Criminal Enterprise Task Force was formed for the purpose of identifying, subsequent apprehension and prosecution of individuals involved in Criminal Enterprise activities, with an emphasis on those crimes having a nexus to the Atlantic City Casino Industry.
• The New Jersey State Police’s authority to investigate criminal activity
• The New Jersey State Police’s authority to investigate criminal activity relative to the horse racing industry which is mandated under (NJSA 5:5-27 along with Sub Chapters 13:71-23.13(Harness Racing). The two sub chapters clearly delineate the responsibility of the State Police to enforce NJSA 5:5-71 and other various 2C offenses.

Horse Racing Squad

The Horse Racing Squad is a component of SIU tasked with protecting and maintaining the integrity of New Jersey’s 5 billion dollar Standard bred and Thoroughbred horse racing industry.

The squad also acts as the investigative arm of the New Jersey Racing Commission, a regulatory body with no “police powers”, and also works in conjunction with other non-law enforcement entities, specifically the United State Trotting Association(USTA) and Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau(TRPB). Furthermore, the squad initiates investigations into findings of prohibited substances in racehorses during post-race testing performed by the NJSP Equine Laboratory.