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.
A review of use of force issues, including the carotid restraint and other force options that have been constrained or discontinued, plus innovations and options for the future
“The Long Road Home” is a fictionalized account of Sandy Wall’s many years as a Houston police officer and SWAT operator
Drones can assist EOD operators in several ways, from searching under suspicious vehicles to detecting audible sounds of explosive devices for analysis
An Alliance police officer was shot early in the standoff and a trooper was wounded later in the morning
Op-ed author: Chicago mob attacks in recent weeks show suburbanites to blame, dangers of assuming ‘thugs’ are the cause
Gunman allegedly dropped into a bank through the roof and zip-tied two employees
Salem police were investigating a report that someome had been menaced with a weapon
A bomb squad sent a robot into the building to handle the package
Authorities announced results of a four-month joint effort dubbed ‘Operation Gideon III’
Charged with assaulting officer; case was dismissed by local judge
Was suspected of an armed carjacking, later jumped from crane cab to his death after 14-hour standoff
Measured response praised by many in city, local law professor says ‘I think they helped their reputation’
Chaos began when a plainclothes officer outside a coffee shop saw a silver Jaguar jump the curb
All snipers, regardless of branch of service or law enforcement agency, share and use the same core skills
You have to let your mind go into the deepest, darkest hole of pure evil in order to truly imagine those “worst of the worst” plans the opposition might dream up
UASs may have the wingspan of a Boeing 737 or be smaller than a radio-controlled model, but a pilot on the ground is always in charge of operations
When making a climb, sometimes all you have is a boat
SWAT team surrounded doctor’s office to find a patient believed to have shot at a speed SUV while wearing a nightshirt
The Occupy movement was relatively dormant though the winter, but now that spring has sprung, we can be assured that these events will be back — and possibly back with a vengeance
Seattle-area tactical officers who slogged for hours over dangerously steep, muddy ground set off explosives along the top of the bunker
British media had claimed that the man was holding people captive, but police said they were ‘not aware of any hostages’
According to the report, the tear gas rounds were non-flammable
Shootout left an officer dead and five other officers wounded
In our constitutional republic, there is a critical distinction between law enforcement officer and soldier
When one of your ‘band of brothers’ leaves the band
The images appear to have been taken from the point of view of the killer
Jason James Reyes is suspected of fatally shooting a 32-year-old man walking March 5 in a Rite Aid parking lot with his 8-year-old daughter in Hanford
Prosecutor: ‘Everything was done to try to arrest him alive’
A 24-year-old male gorilla slipped through an unsecured door at a zoo in Buffalo
Suspect wanted in the killing of three Jewish schoolchildren earlier this week