Barricade

Insights into crisis response team structure and communication strategies

Hostage negotiators spoke on the phone with the knife-wielding man for two hours; SWAT members then broke into the building and rescued two women

Tactical and legal experts share best practices to avoid unnecessary violent confrontations

As an LAPD SWAT team leader and crisis negotiator, Jonathan explains how crisis negotiation skills help officers in tactical situations and everyday patrol

We are seeing increased drone use by SWAT teams resulting in safer incident resolutions for officers and suspects

Video from several officers shows the standoff and shooting involving an escaped parolee

Negotiators successfully ended a standoff with an armed woman in a car

"The community expects us to de-escalate with time and distance. And we have the technology to do that and keep first responders and the community safe."

A gunman, who left no indication on why he opened fire, fatally shot himself while he was barricaded in his girlfriend's home

The suspect, whose body was later found inside a building by an LAPD robot, had a history of convictions including battery on an officer

Mayor Karen Bass visited the officers in the hospital and said they were concerned about their fellow officers more than themselves

The suspected shooter was described as a violent felony suspect

There is a paradigm shift occurring in law enforcement as drones become a critical element in almost every aspect of emergency operations

The suspect, who had been barricaded in an apartment for about 33 hours and was wanted in connection with a shooting the previous day, was fatally shot by deputies

“It’s devastating for all parties involved — the officers, everybody that was involved in this situation," Richland Police Chief Nick McLendon said