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.
Force-on-force training is valuable when realistic but can be fraught with danger if not done with a laser focus on safety
From waterproof boots to Cat Crap (yes, really), here’s some essential gear to add to your SWAT toolkit
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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
There are many excellent tactical instructors to choose from – here’s how to ensure the training delivered is the best fit for your team
An explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) response truck is a critically important addition to a modern police department
The department’s social media pages highlighted Pearla Dominquez as the “first female to successfully complete the SWAT tryout process and be selected to the SWAT Unit.”
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Authorities identified the gunman as Juan Lopez, who killed a doctor, a pharmacy resident and Officer Samuel Jimenez
Superman, Batman and more heroes scaled walls to the cheers of crowds of children
Just as police planners would engage with schools and workplaces, they should engage proactively with houses of worship
At least six people were wounded, including four police officers who dashed to the scene
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