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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 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.
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.
Nash County sheriff's deputies recently traveled to Los Angeles to train with the Los Angeles Police Department's SWAT team.
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 ...
All the inventory — posters, framed photos, custom T-shirts — ruined as a Los Angeles Police Department SWAT team tried to reach a fugitive they believed was barricaded inside.
The LAPD SWAT team fired more than 30 rounds of tear gas into the business, blasting holes through doors, windows and walls in the process.
An internal report by the LAPD looked at all the SWAT team incidents over the past decade to determine whether "any potential problems or patterns exist in how the unit uses force ...
Chief Michel Moore has ordered an internal review of SWAT team operations to determine whether "any potential problems or patterns" exist in how the unit uses force.