Tactical firearms instructor Frank Barile is retired Baltimore County SWAT officer who was on the Palczynski operation (WBAL Photo by Scott Wykoff) With some groups and organizations looking for ...

Former and current LAPD officers are expected to testify in a civil trial stemming from a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles that alleges the department’s vaunted tactical unit was run by a “SWAT ...

The move to provide specialized training and new rifles for levee police has drawn concern from watchdog groups and some ...

GOODYEAR, AZ (AZFamily)—An ongoing battle over compensation has cost the City of Goodyear its specially trained tactical unit, commonly known as the SWAT team. City officials confirmed on Friday that ...

Timothy Colomey, a former sergeant in the LAPD’s SWAT unit, filed a lawsuit alleging he faced retaliation for reporting misconduct. Colomey has alleged “unlawful killings” by SWAT members and claimed ...

SANFORD, Fla. – The Sanford Police Department credits a long-running special tactical unit – the “Neighborhood Response Unit” – with lowering crime. The NRU was created by the Sanford Police Chief ...

A U.S. Border Patrol tactical unit from Texas, known as BORTAC, has been deployed to Arkansas to assist in the manhunt for Grant Hardin, officials said. This unit is "equipped with specialized tools ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department’s North Metro Tactical Unit said Wednesday afternoon that it made 19 arrests as part of an “extensive investigation” into “high-crime areas,” according to ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — A U.S. Border Patrol Special Operations Group arrested more than a dozen suspected gang members in the D.C. metro area this month. The Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC), the ...

With a sterling record of busting down doors and arresting armed suspects over her decade in SWAT, Los Angeles police Lt. Jennifer Grasso figured she had a strong case to become the tactical unit's ...

Timothy Colomey said his fellow Los Angeles police officers had a nickname for him after he transferred out of SWAT: "Top Rope." It was a reference to a professional wrestler flinging himself from the ...