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.
What would you have done differently to have better results if you had received the call to arrest the Dillinger Gang?
The American Sniper Association has produced a defining resource designed to assist SWAT teams in structuring training, buying equipment and planning deployments
As an LAPD SWAT team leader and crisis negotiator, Jonathan explains how crisis negotiation skills help officers in tactical situations and everyday patrol
Police responded to the scene Thursday after the woman, armed with a 12-gauge shotgun, threatened nearby construction workers
After what children saw as a very scary situation, an IMPD SWAT officer took the time to make sure they knew the police were there to protect them
A Mendota Heights police officer was shot in the head and killed during a traffic stop Wednesday
The ACLU’s 98-page report “The War Comes Home” highlights SWAT calls with bad outcomes and totally ignores SWAT successes
Police were searching Moreno Valley late Tuesday for one or two suspects after a deputy responding to an assault with a deadly weapon call was injured
The former SWAT team member thought his potentially deadly cancer was the worst of his problems — until he got a termination letter
Jerad and Amanda Miller wore adult diapers and carried four handguns, a shotgun, water and food
Police have released 911 calls and footage of a tense May 4 standoff between an open-carry advocate and officers
A firefighter and a battalion chief are accused of warning drug dealers about raids
Officers enforcing an eviction notice Tuesday shot the 74-year-old homeowner twice when he displayed a shotgun
The daylong stalemate began around 9:30 a.m. when someone fired a gun in a second-story apartment
The Van Nuys Community Police Station got a rousing 50th birthday bash on Saturday celebrated by Los Angeles police, public officials and the community
Man armed with a rifle climbed onto the roof of a home after a pursuit Monday and then barricaded himself in a house
A Grand Prairie SWAT team was serving a narcotics warrant when suspect opened fire
A massive manhunt for a heavily armed man in a helmet and body armor, suspected of stealing cruiser before abandoning it, ended last night
Habersham County District Attorney Brian Rickman said his office is investigating to determine whether any officers will face criminal charges
Authorities were serving a no-knock warrant on the house; police say they were distraught when they learned a child was hurt
Several years ago, the Tactical Operations Technology Working Group identified the need for an affordable and realistic training environment specifically focused on SWAT operations
Sheriff’s officials said they followed specific protocols as the incident slowly escalated into the night and early morning hours
Excess military material comes at virtually no cost to local law enforcement agencies
San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr said the raid was linked to an ongoing aggravated assault investigation
A man accused of slamming a stolen truck into a television station was charged Wednesday with second-degree attempted murder
Madison police are rolling out a new armored vehicle officials say will protect officers and the public in dangerous situations
A truck rammed a Baltimore-area television station, leaving a gaping hole in the front of the building
Officer Stephen Arkell was shot to death when he answered the call. After the shooting, the house burst into flames
A man arrested in August for videotaping the police SWAT team has received an $8,000 settlement from the city’s insurance company
