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SWAT vehicle's maker proud of role in Boston manhunt

By Callum Borchers The Boston Globe WATERTOWN, Mass. — The manhunt for suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had reached its climax. Tsarnaev, who eluded police for 17 hours after an ...

5 types of 'hider' to know and search for 14

During deep room clearing in SWAT and patrol operations, a suspect should never be found in the last place you look — continue the search for additional suspects, weapons, contraband, and fruits of the ...

Active terrorist response: Tactical considerations for SWAT teams 9

The Boston bombers taught the international terrorist audience an important lesson: American law enforcement will not stand for active terrorism in our cities. ...

P1 Photo of the Week: SWAT drills 4

(PoliceOne Image) This week’s photo comes from M.R. Joseph, Senior SWAT officer for the Huntersville N.C. police department. Jospeh is pictured here performing SWAT training. Calling all police ...

Video: "SWAT Bot" defense system launched for SWAT units 3

By PoliceOne Staff A first-of-its-kind mid-sized robot solely for SWAT units acts as a robotic ballistic shield, door breacher, and vehicle remover in situations where it’s unsafe for a person to ...

The technology that helped nab the Boston bombers 1

Technology played a big role in aiding the police operation that caught the Tsarnaev brothers ...

20 years after Waco: The lessons we learned 5

Waco gave law enforcement the opportunity to watch a human drama unfold in real time like some bizarre reality television show long before anyone had heard of the Kardashians. At the time of Waco, I was ...

Police: Ga. gunman lured firefighters into home 1

By Kate Brumback Associated Press SUWANEE, Ga. — A gunman who lured firefighters to his home with an emergency call, then held four of them hostage for hours, planned the kidnapping for weeks, targeting ...

Firefighters taken hostage 'relieved' ordeal over 4

By Johnny Clark and Phillip Lucas Associated Press SUWANEE, Ga. — It's a call that firefighters routinely respond to — a report of a medical emergency. But when five firefighters answered ...

Police kill gunman holding 4 Ga. firefighters hostage 38

Hostages are slightly injured but OK, but one police officer was shot in the hand ...

Ark. officer dies during SWAT training 35

Officer Hans Fifer complained of shortness of breath, then collapsed ...

3 dead in NC standoff 2

By Cameron Steele The Herald Online HARRISBURG, NC — A six-hour SWAT team standoff ended late Friday with a suspected shooter and two of his neighbors dead, police say. A Cabarrus County sheriff’s ...

NC police: 3 dead after shooting, police standoff 8

Associated Press HARRISBURG, N.C. — Authorities in a Charlotte suburb say a man suspected of shooting two neighbors has committed suicide after a six-hour police standoff. The Charlotte Observer ...

20 years after Waco: The standoff, the negotiations, and ill-fated plan 14

It has been 20 years since a nation watched the deadly drama slowly play out at Mt. Carmel, a “religious” compound 10 miles Northeast of Waco Texas. ...

2 Texas cops shot, suspect in custody following standoff

Click 2 Houston JACINTO CITY, Texas — The 17-year-old accused of shooting and wounding two Jacinto City police officers was taken into custody after a SWAT standoff that ended with him being shot.Jacinto ...

Man kidnaps child, fatally shot by sniper in standoff 31

Associated Press FORT WAYNE, Indiana — A man pulled a woman off a city bus on Wednesday, fatally shot her and then took a 3-year-old boy hostage before a sniper killed him during a police standoff. ...

Cops kill suspect in deadly NY shooting rampage 26

By Michael Hill and John Kekis Associated Press HERKIMER, N.Y. — Authorities say the suspect in the fatal shooting of four men in neighboring upstate New York villages was holed up in a small, cluttered ...

2 dead in Los Angeles police standoff 6

Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A gunman killed a man, opened fire on police and holed himself up in a Watts home with three children inside before shooting himself, police said Friday. A woman believed ...

ACLU launches nationwide look into police 'militarization' 164

Affiliates will send open records requests to agencies to look at SWAT teams, drones, more ...

20 years after Waco: The precursors, the investigation, and the raid

From the outside looking in, the Davidians were a cult. From the inside looking out, they were a faith community preparing themselves for Koresh’s Apocalyptic vision of a death. ...

Tactical tools for cops: How to medic up! 3

The TEMS operator will need to gear up with the same tactical gear as his comrades, as well as a comprehensive list of tactical medical gear. ...

2 San Diego officers wounded, suspect dead following standoff

He died of a self-inflicted gun wound, ending a 10-hour standoff ...

Video: New footage of intense Dorner firefight 162

By Erik Ortiz New York Daily News BIG BEAR, Calif. — Deputies fired a barrage of bullets as they waged a final standoff with fugitive Christopher Dorner on Tuesday — moments before his hideout ...

What American police can teach the military about women warriors 14

Webster defines combat as "a fight or contest between individuals or groups" ...

FBI: Ala. captor rigged bunker, waged 'firefight'

Associated Press MIDLAND CITY, Ala. — As FBI and police negotiators sought for days to coax an Alabama man into freeing a kindergartner held hostage an underground bunker, the captor was making plans ...

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