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.
How policy, training and tactics are evolving to address these volatile situations
Lt. Joseph Fix credits his time in the military as an Army Ranger and police SWAT training for his ability to remain calm and focused
The gigantic exhibit hall showcases products and technology aimed to improve officer efficiency and safety
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
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Proponents of the diamond formation compare it to a B-17 bomber that “self-protects” on a bombing mission
Some say chiefs and sheriffs should not even be at the scene of SWAT actions, but that is wishful thinking and not happening in the real world
Court rules 19-month-old girl’s death not fault of officers
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