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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
“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.”
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Consider these tips to update tactical team training and procedures for barricaded suspects and hostage rescue operations in your jurisdiction
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Deputies Jonathan Randall Koleski and Marshall Samual Ervin Jr. will be honored at separate services
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“In plain terms, it’s very simple. My two deputies were ambushed this evening and killed,” Sheriff Craig Owens said
Deputy Aaron Tyndall was transported to a hospital, but is responsive and alert
The document contains a detailed timeline of the incident, including a discussion about breaching assessment and opportunities
Sgt. Richard Lopez, 51, was a 14-year veteran of the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office
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An hours-long standoff in New Jersey included a particularly shocking moment
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Officers initially responded after getting several radio calls about an armed man committing several crimes
Michael Lang may have instigated the violent confrontation by goading an officer with whom he was angry to chase him
The gunman was later found dead in his house, which had been set on fire
The suspect, who barricaded himself inside the home following the shooting, was found dead
The Watauga County Sheriff’s Office said the shooter remains barricaded in a portion of the home
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Though relatively rare, hostage situations are a reality of policing, and the life you’re asked to save may be that of a child
Officials said the officers were “doing well” and their wounds were not life-threatening
One of the officers suffered a non-life-threatening injury while trying to arrest the suspect
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The suspect, a doctor himself, killed a pediatrician and held five others hostage, police said
Demonstrators set up barricades and spike strips around the site of an ordered eviction after officers arrested about a dozen people Tuesday
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The standoff lasted nine hours before a single shot ended it, police said
Sheriff Jerry Clayton said the deputy is in stable condition after a neighbor dispute and shooting that prompted a 9-hour standoff
Officer Tamarris L. Bohannon had been with the agency for three and a half years
The shooting suspect who was barricaded inside a home was taken into custody Sunday morning
Maryland State Police confirmed they caused much of the damage during a 40-hour standoff with an armed suspect
Two of the wounded officers have been released from a hospital and the third was undergoing surgery, officials said
A team of negotiators helps ensure the primary negotiator is supported and experiences less stress throughout the negotiation process
Shortly after noon, more than six hours after the standoff began, police set off a flash-bang device outside the restaurant
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Fabricating information and providing vague details that will get him or her out of trouble as quickly as possible is an indicator
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