Special Operations Section | Atlanta Police Department
The Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit specializes in hostage situations, barricaded gunman situations and bomb disposal. managing the flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic, along with managing the school crossing guard program. Accident Investigations Unit investigates fatal and hit-and-run traffic accidents.
SWAT - Georgia Department of Public Safety
The SWAT team provides a highly trained and skilled tactical team as a resource for all law enforcement agencies in the State of Georgia in resolving critical incidents such as barricaded subjects, and hostage situations that may occur anywhere in the State.
Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) and SOG Dive Team
The SWAT team provides a highly trained and skilled tactical team as a resource for all law enforcement agencies in the State of Georgia in resolving critical incidents such as barricaded subjects, and hostage situations that may occur anywhere in the State.
FBI raids wrong house in Atlanta; Supreme Court agrees to hear …
1 day ago · The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of an Atlanta family whose home was mistakenly raided by an FBI SWAT team in 2017. The family, represented by the Institute for Justice, had ...
SWAT shootout in Atlanta suburb kills a man and wounds an officer
Jan 17, 2025 · ROSWELL, Ga. (AP) — A bulletproof vest saved a SWAT police officer’s life just before he returned fire and killed a fleeing man Friday in an Atlanta suburb, the police chief said. A SWAT team in Roswell was serving arrest and search warrants when a man ran out the back of a house and encountered an officer, said Police Chief James Conroy at ...
Atlanta SWAT teams were all together for training exercise when …
May 5, 2023 · ATLANTA — The Atlanta Police SWAT commander said two brand new Atlanta Police SWAT operators graduated after a gritty, grueling training, which was coming to an end when a call came in Wednesday...
Atlanta police announce graduation of first SWAT Sniper Class
Jan 23, 2024 · ATLANTA — The Atlanta Police Department announced their first SWAT Sniper Class had graduated after taking a one-week intensive course focused on precision skills.
SWAT standoff with shots fired at Atlanta luxury hotel ends as ...
Oct 29, 2024 · The Atlanta Police Department and SWAT teams responded to a Georgia luxury hotel in downtown Atlanta on Tuesday afternoon, after an armed suspect barricaded himself inside and allegedly...
Arrests of 3 members of an Atlanta charity’s board in a SWAT …
Jun 8, 2023 · On May 31, 2023, the Atlanta Police Department deployed a SWAT team to arrest Marlon Kautz, Adele MacLean and Savannah Patterson. These three people weren’t fugitives from justice or drug...
APD searching for suspects after SWAT incident in southwest Atlanta …
Feb 21, 2024 · ATLANTA — Police say they’re searching for suspects after a SWAT standoff in southwest Atlanta on Tuesday night. Just after 8:30 p.m., Atlanta police said a “possibly armed suspect” was...