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.
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Los Angeles police fatally shot a man wanted on an assault charge Saturday night after a pursuit that involved multiple exchanges of gunfire
Hospital staff and a SWAT team worked together to develop a plan that sent a dozen officers in superhero costumes down the side of the hospital
No matter how you feel about dogs, do not put your life – or the lives of your team – in jeopardy because of an aggressive dog
These trucks feel, drive, and act unlike anything most drivers and teams are used to — to simply put them to use without proper training is asking for people to get hurt or killed
Stress and fatigue are your two biggest enemies while trying to function in a tactical environment
SWAT officers found a man dead from a self-inflicted wound after a standoff Saturday that began with multiple explosions
Panoramic views of dark or tight spaces can be viewed instantly by a synced device
Officer was the fourth Calif. LEO to die in the line of duty in less than a week
Shot during a predawn search warrant operation that was part of an investigation into a motorcycle gang
A SWAT officer was shot in the upper torso Tuesday while assisting with a search warrant operation
Investigation has found that a state police officer was on duty while participating in the video shoot and that the models brandished three state-owned guns
Deputy Sheriff Mike Naylor was shot in the head as he and other deputies served a warrant on a child sexual predator
The jury indicated it was struggling to reach a unanimous decision in the case against Joseph Weekley for a second time
No charges to be brought against officers involved in a raid that seriously injured a toddler when a flash grenade detonated in his playpen
Appeals court on Monday refused to reverse a decision that dismissed a manslaughter charge against officer who killed a 7-year-old during a raid
Cell phone video captured a violent struggle as an off-duty officer fought a man attempting to grab his patrol rifle
Superman’s X-Ray vision remains the stuff of comic books, but the past few years have seen advances in through-the-wall sensor technology
Officer insists he accidentally pulled the trigger during the fatal raid when a witness grabbed his gun
A Louisiana deputy was shot and killed by his fellow officers after opening fire during a domestic dispute Wednesday
An armed man surrendered Saturday night following an 18-hour standoff on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation
A birthday celebration at a downtown nightclub earlier this month turned bloody when a bar patron slipped and cut an artery on her wrist
Member of an elite Detroit police unit is set to stand trial again for killing a 7-year-old girl during a 2010 raid on her house that was captured on video by a reality TV crew
Experts know of no swatting victim who has been killed or seriously injured by responding officers — but the threat is real
Police raid severely injured a baby when a flash grenade detonated in the child’s play pen
A spray of bullets fired from behind a closed apartment door killed a deputy and wounded another Monday night
Officers transported children via their armored vehicles out of one school directly across from the threat zone
Cases have been reported nationally since 2008
St. Louis County so far has spent about $1 million in police overtime responding to Ferguson
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