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.

A former Los Angeles Police Department SWAT team member sued the city Tuesday, alleging she was denied a promotion in the unit in retaliation for telling Internal Affairs investigators that a ...

Its unprecedented media coverage turned it into one of the most-watched car chases in history. One of the key figures in the negotiations was Peter Weireter, the LAPD SWAT team leader. He took command ...

While SWAT was at the scene and had established containment, an Officer-Involved Shooting occurred. — LAPD PIO (@LAPDPIO) February 12, 2025 As detailed by CBS News, the suspect had taken refuge ...

Four Los Angeles Police Department officers are under investigation for allegedly making racist and sexist remarks while working with new officer recruits — accusations that Mayor Karen Bass ...

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NORMAN POLICE ARREST A MAN AFTER A STANDOFF LASTING SEVERAL HOURS AT A HOME IN FAIRDALE, THE LMPD SWAT TEAM AND OTHER UNITS WERE CALLED TO BRIDGET DRIVE, JUST EAST OF ...

LOS ANGELES - An investigation is underway after a police pursuit of an allegedly armed suspect ended in a three-car crash that left three people injured, according to the Los Angeles Police ...

WASHINGTON − An FBI SWAT team smashed in the front door of an Atlanta family’s home in the pre-dawn hours of an October morning in 2017, detonated a flashbang grenade and pointed guns at the ...

New projections show that between recruiting shortfalls and attrition, LAPD leaders expect to lose more than 150 officers in the coming fiscal year, leaving a force of about 8,620, which would be ...