LAPD SWAT’s strength lies in its specialized cadres, including snipers, explosive breachers, EMTs, tech operators, chemical and climber experts, each rigorously trained to handle complex scenarios.

The tactic of shooting at moving vehicles has fallen out of favor with the LAPD and many other law enforcement agencies ...

After being shot at by officers, Whitsey eventually dropped the gun on his front lawn and retreated into the house. Then the dog got a chance when Whitsey briefly stepped out on his porch to confront ...

The LAPD released body camera video of a violent confrontation involving a man who they say was shooting at a police helicopter.

Authorities arrested an armed suspect Thursday morning after he barricaded himself inside a vehicle overnight in North Hills, prompting a SWAT response, police confirmed. Officers with the Los Angeles ...

A man who police say was armed with a handgun and barricaded inside a Honda Civic in North Hills was taken into custody by a SWAT team, which fired tear gas into his vehicle. LAPD officers noticed the ...

An armed man barricaded inside a vehicle is in custody following an hours-long standoff with the LAPD and SWAT in North Hills ...

A man was shot and killed outside a food truck in Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights neighborhood overnight, and police are now ...

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A 24-year-old man was arrested by Fort Worth SWAT after allegedly shooting and killing a pedestrian from a vehicle on Watauga ...

A North Hollywood business owner faced another setback in court last month in his quest to be made whole after the Los Angeles Police Department destroyed his business while trying to make an arrest.