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.

An LAPD SWAT team is in an hours-long standoff with an assault with a deadly weapon suspect in South Los Angeles.

You can compete against the Lubbock SWAT Team on its obstacle course, all to raise money for better protection and training for its officers.

The LAPD was among the first police departments to have a dedicated tactical team, forming SWAT in the wake of the 1965 Watts uprising.

A former LAPD sergeant has sued the city of Los Angeles, alleging he faced retaliation after calling out senior members of the department's SWAT unit over a culture of violence, secrecy and cover-ups.

North Hollywood print shop wrecked in raid by LAPD SWAT team, but LA won’t pay for damage 'It's sad to see everything going to waste for something that wasn't my fault,' said owner Carlos Pena ...

Nash County sheriff's deputies recently traveled to Los Angeles to train with the Los Angeles Police Department's SWAT team.

The vehicles used by SWAT teams worldwide are designed to protect officers and resolve dangerous conflicts safely. Here are a few of the most unique.

As reported by 404 Media, the nonprofit that supports the LAPD tried to claim copyright to the letters “LAPD,” which are prominently featured in the Cola Corporation’s shirt modeled after ...

On a warm November afternoon at the Los Angeles Police Department Metropolitan building in Westlake, Lieutenant Ruben Lopez and the LAPD SWAT team took their new dog for a walk. The dog, Spot ...

LAPD Officer Paul Miller and his German Shepherd bomb squad dog Barni visit the LAPD SWAT table at Los Angeles Union Station in Los Angeles on Friday, September 29, 2023 as Mariachi Los Servidores ...