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 recent online event shared best practices for law enforcement collaboration with faith-based communities to improve security
Master Deputy Addy Perez is a five-year veteran of the Richland County Sheriff’s Department in South Carolina
Stop focusing on the glamour muscles and prep what really counts to achieve functional fitness
Current SWAT selections and training practices may need a complete revision
A University of Alabama woman opened fire and killed three, injured three others
When it is time to select the next tactical leader to fill a key position on your department’s tactical team, who will it be?
In an open area of the woods known as “the shooting range” Officer Vann Streety survived a deadly ambush through his own sheer force of will
Police say the suspect got bullets inside store
Hundreds of thousands of cops have been impacted by a seminar that began with a dozen officers crammed into an elementary school classroom
There were no reports of injuries as SWAT surrounded the building
The SWAT team responded to the incident only to find a cap gun
The emergency drill is part of a broader effort to bolster security in the rail system
There are few situations that scream out, “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” like the case of the lone, barricaded, suicidal gunman
The Joint Operations Center houses more than 200 officers from 68 agencies
A note on a wall threatens that black students would be killed Feb. 2
How has policing changed in the past 10 years? We collected responses from P1 members and columnists
The Adaptive Combat Rifle is a collaboration between Bushmaster, Magpul, and Remington
The Integrated Grip Rail System improves control for AR/M4/M16s
More than 100 law enforcement officials had the suspect circled in woods
Doors open when the WallBanger breaching tool comes knocking
Two people were killed when Jessie James Warren opened fire
Police officers need to prepare to tactically resolve a mass hostage siege
Conventional marksmanship training has little to do with winning a gunfight
In the past, when officers faced suspects who said, “I have a bomb!” many of those cops would think to themselves, “Yeah, right! Let’s see it.” Those days are over.
Timothy Hendron killed 3 people and wounded 5 before apparently killing himself
Officers surrounded the building as they searched for the gunman
The report cites the failures of the senior command to stop the raid
Oakland police report expected to criticize decision making on deadly day