The NLCRPD has a capability to handle virtually any situation that is presented in the course of normal patrol operations or the criminal investigative function. This includes enhanced agency response capabilities in several areas related to the specialized response to crime or incident handling. The NLCRPD has officers trained in a variety of specialized applications and can provide a stand-alone response in the following areas:

• Crash reconstruction services
• Agency owned total stations crash scene system
• Forensic digital scanning systems application
• Polygraph services
• Forensic services
• Photography services
• Scene documentation
• Traffic enforcement
• Traffic studies
• School resource services
• Auto theft identification
• Bicycle patrol
• Child abuse investigation
• Death investigation
• Automated property & evidence management
• Animation of crime and crash scenes
• CIT – NLCRPD officers specifically trained for mental health related events

The NLCRPD participates in several specialized police service task force initiatives and has the ability to both provide and receive services from this task force based services plan. This response capability includes the following as a partial list of assets:

• SERT Team
• Northwest Crash Team
• Northeast Crash Team
• Major Crimes Investigation Team
• Forensic Services Response team