The Spokane Police Department's Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team is a team of officers with tactical expertise that have the ability to respond to and/or rescue persons in crisis whose actions threaten their individual safety, the safety of the community, or the safety of responding officers.

2 days ago · SPOKANE, Wash. – A man involved in a SWAT standoff on Monday in Spokane's Chief Garry Park neighborhood was arrested by police in Montana after fleeing there on Tuesday. According to the Spokane ...

2 days ago · UPDATE on March 10 at 11 p.m. - SPOKANE, Wash. — Police said they are clearing the scene and confirmed the suspect was not in the home. Spokane police said no one has been detained or arrested ...

1 day ago · Spokane, WA – The man who held a victim hostage near the Chief Garry Park area on Monday evening has been arrested. At approximately 1:20 p.m., the Spokane Police Department (SPD) responded to a ...

4 hours ago · Spokane Valley deputies took cover and called SWAT, crisis negotiators, and drone operators Deputies say Howard pointed the weapon out the window making threats toward law enforcement and calling ...

Feb 27, 2025 · After several hours, with the help of SWAT, Crisis Negotiators, Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Operators, EDU, and other assets, the male was safely taken into custody. On March 13, 2025, at approximately 3:15 am, Spokane Valley Deputies responded to a welfare check at a residence in the 6900 block of E. 3 rd Avenue. The caller reported his ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — A large SWAT and police presence has been reported in the Chief Garry Park area. A spokesperson for the Spokane Police Department said a suspect has barricaded themselves inside a home near East Boone Avenue and North Stone Street. Police are urging people to avoid the area if possible as the situation

5 days ago · SPOKANE, Wash. – A SWAT standoff unfolded in the Logan Neighborhood Saturday afternoon, with the suspect ultimately surrendering to police. The situation unfolded on East South Riverton Avenue ...

Dec 14, 2024 · Spokane police, including SWAT officers, stage outside an apartment building on Sixth Avenue and Ash Street on Spokane’s lower South Hill Saturday. After a nearly two-hour standoff, police arrested...

Jan 28, 2025 · — A heavy police and SWAT presence near a house in the Whitman neighborhood of North Spokane took place on Monday night. The Spokane Police Department confirmed with KREM 2 News that officers...