SWAT Division

 

SWAT is an acronym for Special Weapons And Tactics.  This is a highly trained and specialized unit of any law enforcement organization.  Our SWAT unit is activated when the risk of violence is very high or has already occurred.  It is comprised of those officers who have established a solid reputation for safety, awareness, conscientious duty and dependability. 

 

SWAT is a collateral assignment for officers who are generally assigned to our patrol division. Our SWAT officers must meet rigorous standards of sustained physical fitness.  They must maintain an excellent record of marksmanship with a variety of firearms to include handguns, rifles, shotguns, and the tactical employment of gas and explosive devices. 

 

SWAT functions in support of responding officers to safeguard the public, current or potential victims, and to apprehend violent offenders as safely as possible.

 

 

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