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.
It’s unacceptable to make patrol officers wait for a supervisor or SWAT officer for a ballistic shield, so let’s properly equip the first officers to arrive on scene
Falsehoods and myths when responding to mentally ill or suicidal subject calls for service
The ability of bomb technicians to expect the unexpected and adjust accordingly has created a pipeline of do-it-yourself inventions to solve everyday issues
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
“This was a clear, calculated ambush situation for officers and deputies,” Redding police Lt. Scott Mayberry said
