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.

SWAT teams are an essential part of law enforcement and rescue missions, and have been ever since the first LAPD SWAT team was ... The Lenco BearCat -- which is actually an acronym for Ballistic ...

A lawsuit by former SWAT officer Timothy Colomey accused leaders of the LAPD tactical unit of working to conceal unlawful killings and retaliating against him when he spoke to internal investigators.

A Los Angeles police pursuit ended in dramatic fashion Friday afternoon with SWAT team members using armored vehicles to box in the suspect's truck then shattering the windows and tossing in gas ...

Read more: Jury awards $3 million to ex-SWAT sergeant who alleged 'mafia' culture in LAPD unit In an interview with The Times, Dean said three detectives arrived and told her there had been ...

Read more: Jury awards $3 million to ex-SWAT sergeant who alleged 'mafia' culture in LAPD unit In an interview with The Times, Dean said three detectives arrived and told her there had been robberies ...