Ever wonder why there are so many SWAT teams? There are Federal SWAT teams, State SWAT teams, and Local SWAT teams. But what ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — The initial 911 report from the Vancouver elementary school was alarming: Shots fired at a school playground. That had police and SWAT officers scrambling Tuesday morning — only to ...

A man with an extensive criminal history was taken into custody this week in Indian River County after a standoff that lasted several hours, deputies said.

The South Lake Tahoe Police Department has acquired a new SWAT vehicle from the U.S. military. The Max Pro M-RAP is as big as a semi truck, looks like a tank and if from the war in Afghanistan. It can ...