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NewsMarch 14, 2024

16 California SWAT Deputies Injured in Training Explosion

The sheriff’s department said on X that the SWAT team was jointly training with the department’s Hazardous Devices Section when the explosion occurred indoors.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 26, 2022

SC Officer Dies After Medical Emergency in Training

Master Police Officer Tyrell Owens Riley became ill during the physical fitness training portion of the assessment and was transported by EMS to Providence Hospital, where he suffered cardiac arrest and could not be revived.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterOctober 1, 2019

2019 Mountain States SWAT Training and Competition

Law enforcement from all over the country came to Utah's Spanish Fork Canyon for the fifth annual Mountain States SWAT Training and Competition in early September.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieMarch 29, 2019

1 Thing to be More Outraged Over than the Jussie Smollett Debacle

Am I outraged about the 16 felony charges against Jussie Smollett being summarily dropped? Sure, but I'm also utterly unsurprised. Here's something that recently happened which did surprise me, and has me pretty hot under the collar.

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Articlesby Christophor PeriattNovember 9, 2018

Responding to the Active Shooter

Nearly two decades after Columbine there shouldn't be any question as to what we as law enforcement should do in an active shooter situation. We have to respond as safely as possible, grab what we have with us, and stop the killing.

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Articlesby W. Thomas Smith Jr.August 8, 2018

The Evolution of SWAT Operator Selection

The SWAT candidate assessment process at a South Carolina agency shows how tactical teams are looking for more than just extreme athletes and great shots.

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Articlesby David GriffithAugust 8, 2018

Improving SWAT Operations

Experts say the chance for positive outcomes during tactical team callouts will increase with better selection of team members, organization of teams, training of operators and commanders; and with more effective use of equipment and technology.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 5, 2018

Female Officer Becomes Ninth Woman to Join Elite NYPD Unit

Officer Emily Werfel, 27, is now one of just nine female members of the NYPD's elite Emergency Service Unit .

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Articlesby Amaury MurgadoApril 2, 2018

Motor Units Are Resource Multipliers

Are your agency's motorcycle officers being used to their full advantage?

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 8, 2017

Texas Constable Dies During Tactical Team Qualifications

Precinct 5 Deputy Constable Mark Diebold of Tarant County, TX, died Thursday during tactical team qualifications.

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