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.”
Technology played a big role in aiding the police operation that caught the Tsarnaev brothers
Explosive device was addressed to his downtown Phoenix office, neutralized by bomb squad
Lauren Brown laid in bed, pretending he couldn’t move, until the firemen approached him to help and he revealed a gun
“They’re simply relieved that the situation is over, that their family members are with them and that they’re safe”
Hostages are slightly injured but OK, but one police officer was shot in the hand
The officer complained of shortness of breath, then collapsed
SWAT members surrounded the suspects house for 6 hours after he killed 2 neighbors
The technical college partnered with the police department to make the equipment using donated materials
The suspected shooter shot himself as deputies and SWAT team members surrounded the house where he was hiding
Part two of a four-part series
The suicidal teen exchanged gunfire with police, eventually getting shot in the leg
The man fatally shot a young passenger before taking off with a 3-year-old boy and hiding out in a house
The suspect was holed up in a small room in an abandoned bar when he died in a shootout with police SWAT teams
A gunman killed a man, fired at police, and holed himself up in a home before killing himself
Affiliates will send open records requests to agencies to look at SWAT teams, drones, more
The children were taken from their Fresno home when their mother and stepfather left them alone to go to a grocery store
Part one of a four-part series
He died of a self-inflicted gun wound, ending a 10-hour standoff
The TEMS operator will need to gear up with the same tactical gear as his comrades, as well as a comprehensive list of tactical medical gear
Mayor orders the police to abandon plan to use UAV’s after residents, privacy advocates lodge complaints
Webster defines combat as “a fight or contest between individuals or groups”
The latest revelations suggest authorities were dealing with an abductor fully prepared for more violence
We can (and we must) do more to prepare our officers to respond to all calls for service by providing the special training to all and not just a select few
Tactical Commanders and Team Leaders should spend time with their operators so they have a clear understanding of the legal constraints they face
A landscaper found a body that matches the suspect in the office shooting that killed 1, critically injured another
