April 13th, 2024 - Members of LSPD SWAT, D platoon, conduct warrant service on a subject. SWAT surrounded, contained the vehicle the high risk suspect was inside and proceeded to peacefully call out and detain all occupants, despite firearms being present in the vehicle with Members of LSFD TEMS (Tactical Emergency Medical Services) rendering aid to one of the occupants for a minor self-committed injury. #LifesavingTactcs #Dteam #TEMS #LSPD #L:SFD #SavingLivesSaturday #Metro #114

January 13th, 2024. LSPD Special Weapons and Tactics (D-Team) with support from Metro K-9 Platoon responded to an officer needs help call in which a subject had opened fire on officers. The suspect was pursued to the Diamond Casino and Resort where they barricaded in a suite. Thanks to the swift tracking skills of K-9 and the timely assistance of Resort staff the subject was located and a barricaded subject scene developed. Unfortunately, despite the efforts of negotiators and other tactical personnel the subject failed to surrender, eventually fleeing the suite and opening fire on officers before being taken down. No officers were injured and the suspect was pronounced deceased by Tactical Emergency Medical Personnel from the Fire Department on scene. #SavingLives #114 #LSPD #SWAT #Dteam #K9 #canine #Tactics #Lifesavingorganisation #youcanrunbutyoucanthide

January 11th, 2024. LSPD Special Weapons and Tactics (D-TEAM) executed a high risk arrest warrant for Detectives with the assistance of K-9 Platoon and LSFD Tactical Emergency Medical Services Medics. The HRAW and accomplices evaded police units before stop sticks were deployed, bringing their evasion to a close. SWAT assets then moved to block the vehicle. A K-9 was deployed on scene when a felon attempted to flee and a successful takedown occurred. All three were arrested after evading police officers. No people were injured during this incident. #LSPD #SWAT #K9 #Dteam #K9platoon #TEMS #LSFD #SavingLives #Tactics #KeepingLSSafe

14 July, 2022 - LSPD SWAT respond to a call for Mutual Aid from San Andreas Park Rangers who reported an armed hostage situation inside a room at the Motor Motel on Route 68. SWAT operators, with support from LSPD K9, arrived and began negotiations. Following a tense standoff, SWAT made entry to effect a rescue of the hostage after it was established that they were bleeding out from a prior wound and would likely not survive a prolonged siege. Operators engaged the hostage taker, neutralising them and successfully rescued the hostage, at which point LSPD Tactical Medics and LSFD personnel engaged in medical intervention before transporting them to hospital. The hostage taker was pronounced deceased at the scene. #HostageRescue #Metro #114 #Dteam #Trainforanything #K9platoon #Savinglives #Lifesavingtactics

4th July, 2022 - Officers respond to a call for service in the Vespucci Canals area of a woman unresponsive in her home. Officers made contact and established that the occupant was being held at gunpoint by two individuals. A hostage situation begun, prompting a SWAT response, along with officers from the Metro K-9 Platoon. SWAT Crisis Negotiation Team personnel begun negotiations with the subjects, eventually prompting them to surrender peacefully. They were taken into custody without injury and two handguns were recovered. The hostage was left physically unharmed and was released to EMS a short time later. #Dteam #Metro #114 #SWAT #K9 #Savinglives #Alwaysprepared #TheStorm #Negotiate

09/MAY/22, 21:50 hours. An active shooter in the Little Seoul area turned into an armed barricaded when a male subject killed three persons and fled into an unoccupied apartment on the third floor of a complex. Special Weapons and Tactics (D Platoon) were called to the scene, tracked the subject to the target apartment, contained it, and then began negotiations. D Platoon were supported by LSFD TEMS Paramedics during the scene. After much negotiating, the subject surrendered and was taken into custody without further injury. #Dteam #Dplatoon #114 #Metro #Savinglives #Tactics #Patience #Negotiate #Thestorm #Alwaysprepared #Lifesavingorganisation

Another week, more training. Today members of D Platoon (SWAT) undertook crowd control training, learning how to form and act in a riot-type situation, how to manage and disperse a crowd, and how to handle hostile subjects and perform targeted arrests. To enhance the realism of the training, volunteers functioned as a hostile crowd and provided realistic scenario based training to the team. #SWAT #114 #Metro #Dteam #Dplatoon #TrainingDays #Savinglives #Readyforanything

02/MAY, 2022, 23:10, Mission Row Police Station - D Platoon (SWAT) were called to an armed hostage situation in the lobby of the Mission Row Community Police Station. Upon arrival it was determined that an unstable female individual had taken a citizen hostage with a handgun, and was threatening harm. Negotiations began in conjunction with on-scene Detectives familiar with the subject. Following tense negotiations the subject surrendered into custody and the hostage was rescued unharmed. #Metro #114 #Dplatoon #Dteam #Savinglives #Defendthecastle #Alwaysprepared #Negotiations #Thestorm

Always prepared! Pictured - Members of D Platoon (SWAT) participate in an open air barricade practice as part of a hostage rescue course. Here, operators learned, developed and trained skills to resolve a hostage situation in an RV. Train for any eventuality. Be prepared for anything that can go wrong. #Metro #114 #Dteam #Dplatoon #SWAT #Alwaystraining #Prepared #Savinglives

April 8, 2022 - Early in the Morning an unstable male subject armed with a handgun evaded officers in a postal truck before eventually stopping at the Davis LTD gas station. Here, the subject entered and took the clerk hostage at gunpoint. A hostage situation response was initiated by LSPD and members of the LSPD SWAT team as well as K9 platoon began containment and negotiations. The subject was extremely unhinged and fired numerous bullets through the store window at police from a position of cover while negotiations continued. Eventually, a SWAT marksman neutralised the subject when they attempted to shoot at officers outside the building after emerging from cover. The hostage was rescued and was unharmed. #Dteam #Metro #114 #SWAT #K9 #k9Platoon #Dplatoon #SavingLives #TheStorm #AlwaysPrepared #Negotiators