SWAT
The SWAT topic page gives tactical officers and police officers who want to join the ranks of these elite special units a wide variety of news, tips, columns and commentary to achieve the objective.
Key leadership strategies for developing future tactical leaders and achieving SWAT team success
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A team of negotiators helps ensure the primary negotiator is supported and experiences less stress throughout the negotiation process
Michael Napolitano suffered from PTSD after the Pulse Nightclub shooting where a helmet saved his life
The range of movement offered is perfect for SWAT snipers, whether for a pre-planned raid, overwatch for a large public venue or a hasty callout
The current threat environment demands a closer relationship between these two specialties
A trial court denied qualified immunity when SWAT officers were sued for causing PTSD to a 2-year-old child
In a yearlong trial, the LAPD’s SWAT team deployed drones four times, mostly when suspects were barricaded
The program is voluntary and open to any person who thinks they could fall victim to swatting
Carlos Cammon, 35, died Friday night after succumbing to his injuries
We can learn a lot from the magnificent combination of tactics and courage shown by the Philly officers who brought a dynamic sudden assault to a successful conclusion
We must first identify the common characteristics of a police sniper’s target and work backward from there to design and implement our training
Sgt. Jennifer Grasso has overcome many obstacles in her trailblazing career
Let the mission dictate the need for speed
This is a must have for anyone carrying an AR rifle who wants to eliminate getting hooked up
How to leverage nontraditional resources to assist law enforcement operations
The department will now use more detailed information when determining whether a no-knock warrant is reasonable
A rifle cradle and a tripod provide an LE sniper with a stable platform ranging from a high prone to a solid standing position
The SWATSCOPE is a compact, lightweight optical device with a variable power magnification
Your self-improvement efforts should not start when you take a formal leadership position on SWAT – your efforts should start even before you make the team
From balancing budgets to ensuring officers train on the latest tactical concepts, good leadership occurs before, during and after the call
The rapid movement of the killer from one scene to the next made the attacks incredibly disorienting and highly complicated the police response
The bill would require paramedics to obtain a concealed-weapons license and to complete LE-established training and deployment practices
So-called “swatting” calls have been fatal on all too many occasions
Shortly after noon, more than six hours after the standoff began, police set off a flash-bang device outside the restaurant
The officer is the third to be killed in the line of duty in Milwaukee over the past eight months
Effective firearms training can have a round count barely reaching double digits, where every shot is an opportunity to learn and gain valuable information
When dealing with safety-related gear like body armor, the wrong purchase could be deadly for cops in the field
Police say the suspect was apparently shot and injured, but the women were unharmed
The program is intended to teach first responders how to care for themselves after crisis events and recognize peers who may have PTSD
We might want SWAT at every public venue, but we just don’t have the money and resources to do it
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