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.
The Carabinieri is one of Italy’s main law enforcement agencies and is the fourth branch of the Italian Armed Forces
Tactical and legal experts share best practices to avoid unnecessary violent confrontations
What would you have done differently to have better results if you had received the call to arrest the Dillinger Gang?
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
An online gamer’s video shows the moment armed officers burst into an office Wednesday afternoon to investigate a report of an active shooter
Departments cannot use a shield of immunity to protect them from millions of dollars in civil rights claims arising from a 2008 tactical-team raid that killed a man and injured a homeowner
An AR-15, pistol, shotgun, ammunition, uniforms, body armor, a helmet and a police badge were all stolen in the incident
Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson said there were six arrests, compared to 47 the previous night
About two dozen heavily armed officers stormed a home Wednesday to free four remaining hostages and capture two suspects
Two police officers have been shot and two suspects are holding multiple people — including children — hostage
As police action in the Midwest raises concerns about the militarization of agencies, LA police are crediting some equipment for saving lives in a run-and-gun pursuit
The two officers, Kevin Stafford and Eric Bojaj, were reported in good condition
An officer was hit exchanging gunfire with a suspect, sustaining a “significant leg wound”
First night of a state-imposed curfew in Ferguson, Missouri, ended with tear gas and seven arrests
60-year-old man who shot at officers and firefighters Monday espoused anti-government views and claimed to be starting his own nation called “Doug-E-Stan”
The requirement for SWAT teams to seek a warrant for the use of drones is smart and good policy
Imagine the radio in your squad or on your belt suddenly squawks: “Respond to the airport — there is a man on board flight 111 who says he has a bomb.”
A 911 caller led police to an Oviedo subdivision Friday morning after falsely reporting that a shooter armed with an AR-15 rifle shot and killed someone
Incident began when a neighbor reported to the city Animal Services Division that one of the suspect’s dogs had been aggressive
Relationship between local law enforcement and often heavily armed federal officers has always been tense, and now threatens to reach a breaking point
