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.
We are seeing increased drone use by SWAT teams resulting in safer incident resolutions for officers and suspects
Keep this guidance in mind to help produce safe and effective outcomes
“The community expects us to de-escalate with time and distance. And we have the technology to do that and keep first responders and the community safe.”
George Mark Children’s House is an outstanding care facility for children with life-threatening conditions — police officers anywhere can support this mission
A woman and her daughter were moving out of their home when the estranged husband arrived and killed them
Margaret Spradlin can continue with her $1.5 million lawsuit against both the county and all the individual officers at the scene when her mobile home burned on
Suspected robber Russell Smith was fatally shot when he started driving towards officers
Urban Shield is designed to strengthen preparedness— whether for a natural disaster, a terrorist attack, or a lone gunman in an elementary school
The military would have no qualms about laying down cover fire to rescue a downed soldier — does your PD address the option of cover and suppressive fire in both policy and training?
Urban Shield training in 2013 is designed to ensure our region remains better able to contend with the broad range of events we may face
Robert Libke, 41, was shot in the head when he confronted an armed man with a history of domestic disputes
An armed man was spotted on the campus of Central Connecticut State University on Monday, prompting a schoolwide lockdown
A citizen who recognized Dennis Michael McKenzie, 58, from photos in the media tipped off deputies, and a SWAT team took him into custody
Sgt. Jeff Salstrom was shot multiple times and managed to return fire, shooting the suspect in the chest
After about an hour and “several unsuccessful attempts” by officers to make contact with anyone in the home, the SWAT team entered and discovered the bodies
Behind the scenes with the countless volunteers who make Urban Shield training so valuable — ‘victims’ will never fully know the good they did this weekend
Scenario #19 at Urban Shield 2013 challenged the competing SWAT teams to incorporate personnel from the Fremont (Calif.) Fire Department into their plans to deal with an active shooter
The Arlington Police stated that the suspect had been taken into custody and that searches of the apartment were under way
35 elite SWAT teams from as far away as Brazil joined up with fire and EMS responders in the annual exercise organized and executed by Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern and his team
The search for Stephon Prather was relaunched at daybreak Thursday, with officers, SWAT team members and even police academy recruits participating
Taking on two squads of attackers who are likely to be trained in military tactics will be daunting for an unprepared police officer
This bicycle turned out to be so smooth and efficient that I’ve started to screen my calls in case Safariland wants it back too soon
Jose Guerena, a former Marine, was killed in May 2011 with an AR-15 in his hands
The Capitol Police department is reviewing an allegation that 4 heavily armed tactical officers were told not to help
The suspect shot two women in a domestic dispute, crashed into a vehicle, killing the driver, then shot himself
3 police officers and an emergency rescue driver were found dead, a fourth officer was wounded
The officer was praised for not returning fire when it would have been justified to shoot back
Officer Jamie Buenting, 37, was hit by a single gunshot Friday morning from a suspect holed up inside a home