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.
The primary challenge for the Richland County Sheriff’s Department Special Response Team going into 2022
The level of control needed during this martial art is the same as when responding on a SWAT call
Partnering with a computer geek friend, Minnesota officer Shawn Mahaney has worked to develop a robot that would be affordable to every agency
SROs are often told of potential fights, incidents of abuse, and the whereabouts of drugs, alcohol, and guns on campus
The teacher said that 15-year-old Sam Hengel was an excellent student with many friends
Sam Hengel brought two handguns into a social studies class at Marinette High School and held the class hostage before killing himself
San Marcos authorities announced their decision to burn the house because it is too dangerous and not habitable
Authorities also said they did not know what might have motivated the boy who made no demands or requests during the standoff
The dramatic scenario Wednesday was part of a 12-hour terrorist drill at the nation’s second-largest dam
The SWAT commander says there is no doubt the vehicle saved lives that day
Granger unloaded 30-plus rounds into the armored truck before a sniper shot him dead
Numerous people were arrested as part of a multi-agency operation involving 120 federal and local law enforcement officers to combat gang recruitment
Dane County SWAT did an excellent job of slowing things down, establishing a perimeter and communications with the suspect, whose actions demonstrated he was dangerous
Fired a shotgun at his television after Bristol Palin’s “Dancing with the Stars” routine then pointed a gun at wife
An estimated 50 thousand students, teachers and supporters took to the streets in one of Britain’s largest protest yet against austerity
Police counted 14 bullet holes in the front door of the small house in a blue-collar San Antonio neighborhood
‘The main drive here is we’re trying to save these kids,’ says Hayward police Sgt. Keith Stiver
Cops used batons and pepper spray against a group of 150 people who tried to dig a hole under a nearby road and threw fireworks and stones
Safety Department officers are patrolling I-75 watching for vehicles traveling too closely to commercial trucks and trucks tailing vehicles
More than 150 were arrested as the crowd broke windows and knocked down fences
The celebration was largely accident free besides a few incidents
Wisconsin’s undaunted ALERT Team is equipped and prepared to respond to and mitigate terrorist, WMD, or other catastrophic events
Hostage rescue operations in a mobile environment is perhaps the toughest challenge any tactical team can encounter
Two cops have been released from the hospital with non-life threatening injuries and the third is in critical condition
Two officers fled the apartment, then went back inside to retrieve their wounded comrade, who they carried down the stairs
Two officers fled the apartment, then went back inside to retrieve their wounded comrade, who they carried down the stairs
Vanguard Defense Industries’ ShadowHawk provides a serious strategic advantage for any agency that deploys it
The 48-hour continuous competition was held at dozens of sites around the Bay Area from Oct. 15-18
Demonstrators in the crisis prevented garbage trucks from unloading at the local dump for days
