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.
Special medical training for Richland County deputies puts them in a class of their own
Designed for extreme output and long runtime, this high-candela light delivers precision visibility at distance
SWAT teams and bomb squads assess 14 systems to identify top performers in high-noise, high-risk environments
When policing in a crowd, employ tactics that are well-trained, effective and consistently present you in a positive light
Better performance under pressure requires an updated training experience
SWAT Officer Jesse Noriega’s shot grazed the suspect’s head, neutralizing the threat to officers; the suspect was treated at the hospital
“It was a chaotic scene,” Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said. “We applied all technology — that’s the robodog, our SWAT team, electronic, surveillance [and] drones”
The COPS Office and NPI held meetings with law enforcement leaders and civil rights organizations to aid in the research process
Sgt. Marc McIntyre had been with the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office since 2015 and was a military veteran who served in Iraq
The driver had ignored instructions to exit the vehicle for hours and continued to rev the disabled truck’s engines in an attempt to flee
The custom command center could also double as a SWAT/Tactical response unit
Avoiding using confidence as a decision-making tool
"[The suspect’s] objectives were to get into a shootout with law enforcement, kill law enforcement and be killed by law enforcement,” Chief Scott Vermillion said
As long as suspects hide or circumstances warrant no-knock actions, there will be property damage
Lessons learned from the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting helped authorities to work “seamlessly” in reacting to the UNLV attack, LVMPD Sheriff Kevin McMahill said
“Stealing is not OK. These people just go out and steal, not because they’re in need, because they can and they won’t get in trouble,” Sheriff Jim Cooper said
Officer Jorge Pastore succumbed to gunshot wounds he sustained when he entered the home with the SWAT team
The officer who was killed was a member of the SWAT team and the wounded officer was going into surgery
BRINC’s flagship drone model will give emergency personnel eyes and ears in dangerous places
Twenty-eight people were charged with selling drugs in October – nearly half the number of all drug selling charges last year
Many PDs find themselves without available funds to conduct training necessary to better prepare them for when a crisis occurs; here’s a solution to that problem
From boots to barriers, here’s what stood out for patrol and emergency response situations
Although teamwork is a natural element of publicsafety, it’s easy for leaders to become complacent and fail to pay sufficient attention to team dynamics
The truck is built on a Ford F59 chassis and features extreme duty storage compartments, weapons cabinet and more
Although Det. Marcela Lopez didn’t try out to break barriers for women, neither is she shrinking from it
When the officers announced their arrival, they immediately came under fire
Jason Dingler was captured on video stealing a handgun, a pickup truck and beer before leading police on an 11-mile pursuit
The Lafayette PD uses technology like video game engines to train on consequence management, drones in the sky and a digital coaching platform
Chief Joseph Cecile recorded videos of himself to build trust with the suspect; the videos were texted to the suspect and hours later, the standoff was over
“I’m incredibly proud of officers Williams and Mazin, who faced evil and did not back down,” Chief Eddie Garcia said
