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.
From boots to barriers, here’s what stood out for patrol and emergency response situations
Although teamwork is a natural element of publicsafety, it’s easy for leaders to become complacent and fail to pay sufficient attention to team dynamics
The truck is built on a Ford F59 chassis and features extreme duty storage compartments, weapons cabinet and more
Critics said the comments ‘only inflame an already tense situation and incite further violence’
Successful planning, rehearsal and execution can only be achieved through well-trained and capable SWAT operators
In addition to all the new products on display in the booth, 5.11 Tactical offered a sneak-peek at the XPRT Uniform, a line of apparel targeted to special operators
Now SWAT officers will be able to show up in the proper gear
A regional bomb squad supervisor provides several examples of how a robot can be used to help bomb technicians render-safe IEDs from a safe distance
The suspect was holding a 2-year-old boy inside the home
Authorities said SWAT officers arrested the gunman
Two Odessa officers have been shot while attempting to serve a warrant at an apartment complex
Companies in the law enforcement realm commit vast amounts of time, energy, and capital toward ensuring that officers are safer
Three executives from private-sector police enterprises weighed in on the challenges facing law enforcement today
The NYPD Hercules team’s message is that NYC is not an easy target
Armored vehicles are not tanks – they are vehicles of refuge that serve to protect police and civilians alike
Authorities revealed new details about the massacre in San Bernardino that left 14 people dead
The manner in which the assault on the Inland Regional Center was carried out holds some hallmarks of attacks we have seen overseas such as in Paris and Mali last month, and Mumbai in 2008
Those who died Friday include two civilians and one police officer from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
How tactical teams are leveraging technology and how you can do the same
The vehicle is a larger BearCatmodel designed to meet the needs of both SWAT and tactical EMS teams
Safariland experts explain how the Robotex Avatar can deploy its Tri-Chamber distraction devices.
The following debrief from Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s use of a K-9 during a standoff with a suspect hiding in an attic is one of several nominees for NTOA’s K-9 SWAT Deployment Award
The Kukri, or Khukuri, was made famous by Nepalese soldiers (Gurkhas) who used the weapon in many battles ranging from the Gurkha War through WWII
Prosecutors did not file terrorism charges that police originally sought against the suspect
Suspect was arrested Friday evening after a SWAT team swarmed him at a Wal-Mart
Drones are becoming a go-to tool for law enforcement — here are five ways your agency can use them
The TacVent adds air circulation and cooling
SWAT has no mother and no born-on date, but Daryl Gates has rightly been given the sobriquet “The Father of SWAT” for his forward-thinking about problem solving and saving lives in high-risk incidents
Certain training tenets work well for training academy cadets — or even seasoned patrol officers — but may not work quite as well when training SWAT officers
The man has not been arrested, but his questioning could continue for hours
