SWAT
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As long as suspects hide or circumstances warrant no-knock actions, there will be property damage
Many PDs find themselves without available funds to conduct training necessary to better prepare them for when a crisis occurs; here’s a solution to that problem
From boots to barriers, here’s what stood out for patrol and emergency response situations
Incident began when police in cruisers and helicopter pursued a man in a stolen car until he crashed
The woman, holed up under a mobile home with a six-shot revolver, had fired five rounds at a police robot. Deputies thought she still had one bullet left
Officials say the woman fired a gun at a crisis-negotiation robot, hit it with a broom and threw a cover over it
Every police officer is a guardian, but on the inside there must reside the beating heart of an honorable warrior ready to be summoned at a moment’s notice
If cops are stripped of the safety equipment and less lethal devices used for crowd control and other enforcement efforts, the scene on the street can quickly become dangerous
Obama is prohibiting the federal government from providing some equipment to local PDs
Family of a man who killed himself after a shootout has sued the city of Albuquerque, its PD and two officers, claiming police unnecessarily escalated the standoff
Threatened to detonate propane tanks and claimed to have “thousands of rounds” available to shoot police
Home where man was killed by police contained loaded assault weapons, ammo and survivalist bags with food and medical supplies
Politicians and police executives, allow the officers who serve you and your community to do their job
Purchasing a mobile command vehicle for a law enforcement agency requires combining up-front decisions and long-term planning
Small-town politician engaged a SWAT team in a six-hour standoff after threatening his son with a bat and barricading himself in his home
Kenneth Morgan Stancil III said he killed Ron Lane earlier this week because Lane had made sexual advances to Stancil’s 16-year-old brother
‘Flakka’ has been involved in a number of recent incidents in the state
Suspect, whose face and neck are covered in dark, self-administered tattoos, was armed with a knife and carried almost $500
Man shot 37-year-old San Antonio SWAT officer in the head during a struggle over his service weapon
Police didn’t shoot any bullets but fired tear gas into the home. The man came outside and had a gunshot wound to the head
One person was killed Monday in a shooting at a community college that was locked down as authorities searched for a gunman
Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine said the man had a backpack, a rolling suitcase and a sign that said something about “social justice”
Following a mental health evaluation, Paul Jordan has been charged with kidnapping, aggravated assault, and terroristic threats, among other counts
To help people inside the building get out, police smashed windows and helped people climb to safety
A just-terminated volunteer firefighter returned to his firehouse with a 9mm handgun Tuesday and held four firefighters hostage
A prisoner being treated wrestled with a guard and took her gun before escaping in a hospital gown and fleeing in a carjacked vehicle
The suicidal man found dead after he shot and killed a veteran San Jose police officer was killed by police gunfire
A man threatening to commit suicide unleashed a barrage of gunfire on officers called to check on him, killing a 14-year veteran of the San Jose department
Advocates of this technique claim that it is more accurate, more ergonomic, reduces recoil, increases target transition speed, and squares off the body armor toward your adversary
All SWAT officers should use pre-mission visualization and try to plan for every contingency – both as a team and as individual SWAT operators – because it can mean the difference between life and death
Ryan Giroux was booked Thursday on suspicion of murder and other crimes, including armed robbery, auto theft, kidnapping and aggravated assault
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