▁armed ▁and ▁arm ored ▁unit . ▁They ▁are ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁arm ored ▁vehicles , ▁automatic ▁weapons , ▁rif les , ▁shot g uns , ▁and ▁entry ▁devices . ▁The ▁SW AT ▁team ▁evol ved ▁from ▁the ▁former ▁T act ical ▁( R iot ) ▁Team . ▁The ▁SW AT ▁team ▁was ▁secret ly ▁formed ▁without ▁the ▁Sher iff ' s ▁appro val ▁by ▁a ▁captain ▁named ▁F oster . ▁Search ▁and ▁Res cue ▁Team ▁( S AR )- ▁The ▁S AR ▁team ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁and ▁was ▁Sher iff ▁D aven port ' s ▁running ▁platform . ▁The ▁current ▁rescue ▁team ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁a ▁d ive ▁team ▁and ▁a ▁mountain ▁team . ▁The ▁d ive ▁team ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁water ▁related ▁res c ues ▁along ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean , ▁rivers , ▁and ▁la kes . ▁The ▁mountain ▁team ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁searches ▁and ▁res c ues ▁along ▁the ▁extensive ▁mountain ous ▁terrain ▁and ▁for ests . ▁The ▁S AR ▁team ▁can ▁be ▁called ▁in ▁as ▁mut ual ▁aid ▁to ▁nearby ▁count ies . ▁Cor on er ' s ▁Division - ▁The ▁Cor on er ' s ▁Division ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁investigation ▁of ▁death s ▁throughout ▁the ▁county ▁and ▁finding ▁the ▁causes ▁and ▁circumstances ▁of ▁death . ▁The ▁elected ▁sh er iff ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁coron er ▁of ▁the ▁county . ▁Det ention ▁Division ▁( J ails ) ▁- ▁The ▁Mon ter ey ▁County ▁Sher iff ' s ▁Office ▁also ▁is ▁responsible ▁for