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.
In a surprise move, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors recently voted to allow San Francisco PD to deploy robots equipped to deliver lethal force
Two Ohio police officers should be commended for saving a suspect’s life with a chest seal they purchased, but this shouldn’t be the norm or the expectation
How policy, training and tactics are evolving to address these volatile situations
A covert response team found Paul Ray Castillo in a public place
An NYPD sergeant shares the memories of his friends who willingly ran into the burning towers and participated in the largest rescue mission ever in the history of New York City
Those who participate in Cops on Top climbing expeditions are committed to their cause, dedicated in the effort, and skilled in their climbing abilities
The operation forced a lockdown of a nearby elementary school
If you elect to do this, I urge you to be able to answer the question of why you do it and how can you justify it
Union City SWAT team searched two houses in connection with a shooting
The call to dispatchers used the homeowner’s actual voice
Gunman killed one-year-old daughter before opening fire on two El Cajon (Calif.) officers Sunday
Standoff began Wed. morning with shots fired toward highway
There are many situations in which the application of skills learned in the martial arts can help to ensure that a police officer on the street makes it home at the end of the shift
Swatters often are males in their 20s and 30s who fake hostage situations for ‘bragging rights’
Authorities initially thought a woman was being held hostage
Officer Daniel Ackerman passed away early Saturday
A man and woman were arrested at the end of the two-hour standoff
The first-arriving patrol officer can set the tone for the negotiator’s actions, including using time to his advantage
Fighting gang violence in the community has become a top priority
Police received a call from a male claiming he was inside the residence
The state police SWAT team used nonlethal force and took the suspect into custody
The suspect gave his ex-wife his gun, walked out the front door and into the arms of SWAT officers
A man who was sought in Georgia on charges of sex crimes against children died Tuesday night
The vehicle sits unmanned and shoots video 360 degrees to make people think twice about causing trouble
A man was shot and killed after he took his parents-in- law hostage
Since leaving prison last year, Mark Richard Geisenheyner, 51, had been vowing revenge on Paul Shay, one of the victims of a weekend shooting
The U.S. military refers to them as ‘Designated Marksman,’ and I propose we adopt similar terminology and the same weaponry for perhaps one in 10 patrol officers
The BLACKHAWK! Knoxx SpecOps Gen II Stock is of a polymer and alloy construction
Proponents of the diamond formation compare it to a B-17 bomber that “self-protects” on a bombing mission
