SWAT
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The incident was not only deadly, it was also tactically eye-opening
A sheriff’s office dive team trains in the chilly lakes of Michigan
Challenge LEOs to go beyond the basics and demonstrate tourniquet competency in a variety of challenging environments and scenarios
An active-shooter situation doesn’t absolve you of putting a plan together; it just has to be a hasty plan
This year every team came away with the winning experience of working with members of EMS and Fire teams in a host of high-speed training scenarios
Already one of the top SWAT exercises in the world, Urban Shield has become a national template to evaluate regional public safety preparedness
Officers used tear gas to clear the demonstrators
Among their many benefits, devices designed to muffle the report of a firearm help preserve hearing, improve operational ability, and simply make the coppers safer
The first words the hostage negotiators heard were, “I have a bomb strapped to my chest and I’m ready to die!” What would you do?
“This is another embarrassment for our department, another in a long list, unfortunately”
SWAT officers put the campus on lockdown
A teller was kidnapped from his home by robbers who strapped a suspected bomb to his chest and used him to steal money
The man, who was reportedly unhappy with his mother’s treatment, also shot a faculty physician
Bullet trajectories and the hostages’ wounds indicate that some of the passengers may have been hit by ‘friendly fire’
Police declared the protest an unlawful assembly and ordered the dozens of protesters to disperse
James J. Lee reportedly wrote that ‘Humans are the most destructive, filthy, pollutive creatures around and are wrecking what’s left of the planet’
The building was evacuated after reports that the man has something strapped to his chest
Dozens of police officers heavily cordoned off the square where the rally was held and hauled away protesters as they chanted “Down with the police state!” and “Russia without Putin!”
The company made a name for itself back in the early 1970s by producing durable waterproof work boots
Alaska law enforcement and a SWAT team have surrounded the home of the gunman and hope for a peaceful end to the standoff
Cops had the man’s brother-in-law say he would bring him to a job site
California has more than 100,000 parolees, and about a third of them live in Los Angeles
It is painfully apparent that the Manila SWAT unit lacked the experience, equipment, and training to conduct effective hostage-rescue operations, a common problem in the developing world
Police used Craigslist and newspaper advertisements to target hookers who frequent airport hotels
Was arrested on attempted murder of a police officer after shooting at cops twice and carjacking a homeowner in less than 24 hours
The dispatcher responds to the transmission you just made, which was cut short by the gunfire, “Use caution. Your nearest backup is at least six minutes out.”
When the made entry on a man sought in his own mother’s death, he charged them with an ax and was fatally shot
The cop shot one of the suspects and SWAT officers captured two others in a nearby building