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.”
Police say they responded with pepper spray after a few of the demonstrators used wooden shields to confront officers
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Smith said he remembers where the Chevrolet Caprice with New Jersey tags was parked
Over the past few weeks, SWAT teams have showed up to the homes of celebrities
McHenry County sheriff’s deputies fired shots at a man who pointed a gun at them as they served a warrant near Marengo today, but the man was not hit by the gunfire and was arrested after a short barricade situation
Officers knew suspect was armed and had an extensive history with the police department
Suspect pointed a handgun at deputies when they entered his residence
The officer was climbing a steep ravine when an AR-15 rifle slung over his back discharged
Authorities described the suspect as “ex-military,” but didn’t elaborate
In the past three years, area police have handled at least 19 standoffs with armed, threatening or despondent individuals
Chief said suspect was “just blasting away from behind a door” to the bathroom
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Weighing in at just under 18 pounds, the little four-by-four can boogie downrange to target at about five miles per hour
Authorities estimate suspect went into the attic and did a rooftop jump
Officer reported he had been stabbed in the chest male who fled
Guideline document includes recommendations on ways to employ aircraft for law enforcement purposes
Held police at bay for hours after firing on armored vehicle, motorists with scoped rifle
The Aimpoint Concealed Engagement Unit is one of those things you just want to have in your bag — just in case
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Every law enforcement officer in this country should be trained in tactical lifesaving skills so they can immediately render aid to trauma victims
The man released a hostage, but threatened officers with a gun and claimed there were explosives in the car
We must be vigilant in our future response to bomb threats as copycat criminals may emerge from the incident last week in Aurora, Colorado
The sheriff’s department said it was remarkable that searchers aboard a helicopter were able to find him at all, much less alive
‘We need to bring the Targeted Response Unit and the Mobile Strike Force back,’ agrees city alderman
The most recent incidents began June 27 when more than 30 officers responded to a report by a male that three armed men were in his home and had shot his sister
