Did you know LAPD SWAT was the nation’s first SWAT team? Stood up in the late 1960’s, the Los Angeles Police Department SWAT team paved the road ahead for the rest of the nation’s SWAT teams.

SEATTLE — Seattle police have arrested a man after hours of being actively engaged in a SWAT standoff with a barricaded suspect in a Lake City apartment Thursday. Police said they were told a 51 ...

The shooting happened just before 1 p.m. on Beck Avenue, several blocks from Strathern Street, LAPD said. Officers were initially responding to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon.

ALHAMBRA, Calif. (KABC) -- A teenage car theft suspect is in custody following a police chase in Alhambra. Officers noticed a stolen car in the area on Tuesday and tried to pull the driver over on ...

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The Kalamazoo County Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team also searched a residence on Kickapoo Court, near Fraternity Village Drive, where evidence related to the shooting was found ...

A 24-year-old man is accused of trying to set someone on fire before intentionally setting an explosion that sent three El Paso County sheriff's deputies and two Monument police officers to the ...

An audit of Maryland autopsies has uncovered at least 36 deaths in police custody that should have been considered homicides, state officials announced Thursday following a comprehensive review of ...

The Daily Pilot’s e-newspaper includes Saturday’s coverage of Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley and other parts of Orange County. The Costa Mesa ...

SAN ANTONIO - Do you think you have what it takes to beat the SAPD SWAT team in a timed obstacle course challenge? Join the San Antonio Police Department for the SAPD SWAT Challenge on Saturday ...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A SWAT team shot and killed a suspect who opened fire on officers during a standoff on Sunday in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Case Taylor Chrouser, 38, died after officers returned ...