Originating in the Los Angeles Police Department, SWAT units were modeled after elite military units used in Vietnam. By 1982, roughly 60% of U.S. police departments had SWAT teams.

This year’s huge event – spanning 14 blocks – came a few weeks after the tragedy at the Lapu-Lapu Day festival in Vancouver earlier this spring.. On April 26, a Saturday night, as the ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – KRQE News 13 has learned the Albuquerque police dog that died in the line of duty last week was killed with friendly fire. “You know, our canines are here to save a… ...

The Vancouver Police Department has shared some troubling stats concerning the Downtown Eastside as the force installs new cameras in the area. In a media release sent out on Friday morning, the VPD ...

SEATTLE — Seattle Police Department detectives and SWAT officers arrested a 32-year-old man accused of threatening to kill police officers Thursday morning. The SPD said on June 5, at about 8 a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A third suspect was arrested and accused of being involved in a drive-by shooting that occurred near a Vancouver school last month, authorities said.Jarod Ngiraibuuch was ...

Jarod Ngiraibuuch was identified as a suspect in the May 27 shooting that happened in front of the Jim Parsely Center near Roosevelt Elementary School, the Vancouver Police Department said. He was ...

Vancouver police arrested a 21-year-old man Thursday afternoon in connection with a drive-by shooting that occurred late last month outside of the Jim Parsley Community Center.

The Salem Police SWAT and bomb squad assisted Eugene Police June 5 in arresting a juvenile at a home in south Salem after he did not exit the house.

The Vancouver Police Department said it is boosting the number of officers in the city this weekend, including at the B.C. Lions kickoff game on Saturday and at Italian Day on Commercial Drive on ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A man faces charges following a SWAT standoff at a Fresno hotel after he escaped from police custody. Yesterday, the U.S. Attorney's office charged 32-year-old Helan Lopez ...