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.
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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
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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
The suspected shooter was described as a violent felony suspect
The team ranked 12th out of 55 teams in the Hostage Rescue event, 10th out of 55 teams in the Assault Event and 6th out of 55 teams in the Officer Rescue event
Deputy Sarah Merriman, a Special Response Team operator with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, is seen during tactical training
Arapahoe County team trains over 200 hours a year to make critical decisions that save lives
Established in the early 1990s, the Dubai Police SWAT team hosts the UAE SWAT Challenge, a highly regarded event in the international law enforcement community
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Officers sent a robot into a crawlspace and found signs the suspect was burrowed deep underneath a house
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