SWAT is available on a 24-hour basis and responds to critical incidents to assist department personnel. SWAT’s calls to service consist of barricaded suspects, hostage situations, sniper/active shooter situations, riot and crowd control, dignitary/site protection, and high-risk prisoner security.

SWAT: A designated law enforcement team whose members are recruited, selected, trained, equipped and assigned to resolve critical incidents involving a threat to public safety which would otherwise exceed the capabilities of traditional law enforcement first responders and/or investigative units. [3]

Sep 10, 2002 · As a result, the Attorney General established a broad-based Commission on SWAT to study the current state of tactical teams throughout California. The Commission’s Chairperson is Bernard K. Melekian, Chief of Police from Pasadena. The Vice Chairperson is Les Weidman, Sheriff from Stanislaus County.

Metropolitan Division, commonly referred to as Metro Division or just Metro, is an elite division of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) under its Special Operations Group. Metropolitan Division is responsible for managing the LAPD's specialized crime suppression, K-9, mounted, and SWAT units, named "platoons".

Sep 23, 2023 · An FBI special weapons and tactics team stormed a Southern California motel Friday morning, rescuing a kidnapped 17-year-old boy who was being held for ransom, a law enforcement source familiar...

Bakersfield, CA 93308 (661) 391-7500 The Kern County Sheriff’s Office Special Weapons and Tactics Team is a tactical unit in the Sheriff’s Office. SWAT deputies are trained to perform high-risk operations that are beyond the capabilities of normally equipped and trained personnel.

The Sheriff’s SWAT team is a designated unit of deputies specifically trained and equipped to work as a coordinated team to respond to critical incidents including but not limited to, hostage taking, barricaded suspects, snipers, terrorist acts and other high-risk incidents.

The SWAT Team is called upon to respond for service of high-risk search and arrest warrants; incidents involving barricaded suspects, hostage rescues, or active shooters; crowd control; and other situations requiring resources beyond the capacity of the patrol division.

SWAT: The SWAT Team resolves or mitigates high-risk or potentially hazardous incidents occurring at state facilities; serves as a rapid deployment force and provides counter-assault team support to the Dignitary Protection Section and the Governor's Protective Detail, as requested.

The Ontario Police Department’s Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team was established as a result of the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. This elite team is composed of a select group of sworn officers who undergo specialized, ongoing training in …