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.
Does your agency’s officer fitness standards meet the challenges of the vertical mile
Which one will you choose to attend to showcase your skills?
SWAT challenges push teams to their limits, sharpening tactical skills, boosting teamwork and preparing officers for real-world high-stakes situations
Any SWAT team still doing things the same way they did even 10 years ago should quickly reevaluate the viability of their tactics
Police1 columnist Lindsey Bertomen meets some Stanislaus County Sheriff’s deputies during this week’s National Night Out celebrations
“Everybody’s on the same set of tactics, same playing field and we’re not working off of each other trying to guess what each other’s doing,” one of the trainers said
The Carabinieri is one of Italy’s main law enforcement agencies and is the fourth branch of the Italian Armed Forces
After the mass shooting on July 1, 1993, with the help of SWAT teams, SFPD changed how it approached skyscraper shootings — clear the tower room by room
Tactical and legal experts share best practices to avoid unnecessary violent confrontations
What would you have done differently to have better results if you had received the call to arrest the Dillinger Gang?
The American Sniper Association has produced a defining resource designed to assist SWAT teams in structuring training, buying equipment and planning deployments
As an LAPD SWAT team leader and crisis negotiator, Jonathan explains how crisis negotiation skills help officers in tactical situations and everyday patrol
Almost never and only when the conditions are right
Some time spent shooting in competition will make you a better tactical shooter
The career criminal with 58 felony convictions threatened law enforcement and bail bondsmen in a tense standoff that ended in gunfire
How can we ensure a consistently effective response across all aspects of preparation, strategy and execution?
The procedural drama featured a S.W.A.T. sergeant tasked to run a specialized tactical unit
Two men almost got away with attacking a guard and robbing a Brinks truck but a tracking device was in one of the money bins
The tools, techniques and emotional connection to both that a good sniper brings to the game
Communication with organizers before, during and after events can help head off problems
We are seeing increased drone use by SWAT teams resulting in safer incident resolutions for officers and suspects
Keep this guidance in mind to help produce safe and effective outcomes
Eric Abril was initially sought for questioning about an earlier freeway shooting
Negotiators successfully ended a standoff with an armed woman in a car
TikTok video shows the driver calmly walking past patrol vehicles and up a driveway
A feud between two online gamers in 2017 led Wichita police to respond to what they believed to be a kidnaping and shooting
A gunman, who left no indication on why he opened fire, fatally shot himself while he was barricaded in his girlfriend’s home
One trooper involved had “documented history of making poor decisions,” which led to his removal from the state police SWAT team in Feb. 2015
“The community expects us to de-escalate with time and distance. And we have the technology to do that and keep first responders and the community safe.”
Detective Sgt. Mason Griffith was killed and another officer remains in serious, but stable condition
The suspect, whose body was later found inside a building by an LAPD robot, had a history of convictions including battery on an officer
Deputies used several PIT maneuvers, a drone, and tear gas to apprehend a suspected DUI driver
Mayor Karen Bass visited the officers in the hospital and said they were concerned about their fellow officers more than themselves
