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.
From marksmanship and physical testing to decision-making under pressure, here’s how one agency refined its SWAT selection process
The 8th Circuit upheld officers’ use of force in Aden v. City of Bloomington, citing Graham factors and qualified immunity
The future of policing is here — is your department ready to take the next step with a robot dog?
Under the new Colorado law that took effect in July, police departments can only use no-knock warrants if there’s a credible threat to human life
SWAT officers, using “less-than-lethal” ammunition, were able to free the 73-year-old guard two hours after he was taken hostage
The motive behind the abduction remains under investigation but Corrections Director Jennifer Clemons-Abdullah said one inmate demanded pizza
In addition to ensuring officers receive proper tactical medical training, a well-written medical plan is vital for appropriate response to potential casualties
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.”
