A whistleblower's lawsuit alleges the LAPD's vaunted tactical unit was run by a "SWAT Mafia" of influential veteran cops who encouraged the use of deadly force. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) With a ...

Tactical firearms instructor Frank Barile is retired Baltimore County SWAT officer who was on the Palczynski operation (WBAL Photo by Scott Wykoff) With some groups and organizations looking for ...

With a sterling record of busting down doors and arresting armed suspects over her decade in SWAT, Los Angeles police Lt. Jennifer Grasso figured she had a strong case to become the tactical unit's ...

Former and current LAPD officers are expected to testify in a civil trial stemming from a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles that alleges the department’s vaunted tactical unit was run by a “SWAT ...

Timothy Colomey said his fellow Los Angeles police officers had a nickname for him after he transferred out of SWAT: "Top Rope." It was a reference to a professional wrestler flinging himself from the ...