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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Police said the suspect had been released on bail days earlier on a probation violation related to his conviction in 2011 of domestic violence and elevated aggravated assault
Preparation is key; your life and the lives of your colleagues depend on it
Wear your helmet. It could save your life.
Funaiock discusses her role as a police captain, how SWAT prepared her for leadership and her vision for women’s roles and promotion in law enforcement
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The suspect was threatening two hostages with a knife when a Lee County Sheriff’s Office SWAT officer fired a single shot through a computer monitor, killing him
Austin SWAT officers surrounded the convenience store where the suspect was barricaded; an officer shot the man, fearing for the safety of a store manager trapped inside
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The child and his mother had been held hostage by the mother’s ex-boyfriend for several hours before the police standoff began
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Too many officers start out in top condition but allow their physical fitness to diminish
Tips for police officers in their quest to make the SWAT team in their department
What makes a SWAT team great is not gadgets and tactical equipment, but personnel and training
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This phase is characterized by the presence of an immediate, ongoing threat
Video shows Henderson SWAT officers returning fire; the suspect was found deceased in the barricaded home two days after police initially attempted to arrest him
The Akron Police Department SWAT teams used ballistic plates supplied by ShotStop Ballistics, which is under federal investigation for allegedly selling “counterfeit” gear
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“We saw ... officers going in to the line of fire to save their brothers in blue, who have gone down in the act of trying to keep our community safe,” Chief Jennings said
Some of the officers who rushed to the Charlotte neighborhood to rescue the first wave of downed officers were wounded as a second shooter began firing on them
The suspect dropped the firearm, later determined to be a ghost gun, while falling from the third floor but reached for it when he hit the ground
Host cities for the FIFA Soccer World Cup 2026 like Atlanta are leveraging federal, state and local partnerships to strengthen riot control units, foster technology collaboration and implement joint intelligence gathering
Court ruled that a jury may find that participating officers used unconstitutional excessive force during the execution of the warrant
A SWAT team executed a no-knock warrant on the wrong house, resulting in the injury of an occupant and a lawsuit
Brad Smith, who had retired after 30 years of service, also designed and implemented a K-9 SWAT & K-9 Patrol Tactical School known as S.K.I.D.D.S. and CATS
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