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2015 Annual Report FINAL 4-27-16

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SWAT<br />

SPECIAL WEAPONS AND TACTICS<br />

The Woodland Police Department<br />

Tactical Operations consists of tw o<br />

teams: the Special Weapons and Tactics<br />

Team (SWAT) and the Crisis<br />

Negotiations Team (CNT). The teams<br />

are managed by a Lieutenant w ho is<br />

assigned as the Tactical Commander. The SWAT<br />

Team consists of ten officers and there are seven<br />

in CNT. The officers for each team are subject to<br />

a rigorous selection process to become a member<br />

and, once selected, they go through a<br />

considerable amount of ongoing training. SWAT<br />

w orks in conjunction w ith the Yolo County<br />

Sheriff?s Department SWAT Team. The SWAT and<br />

CNT Teams are trained for numerous incidents<br />

that include: barricaded suspects, hostage rescue,<br />

high risk w arrant service, dignitary protection, civil disturbances, or any significant event<br />

w hich w arrants such a response.<br />

The members of the SWAT and CNT<br />

Teams are equipped w ith the state of the art<br />

equipment and w eapons, to include<br />

less-lethal w eaponry necessary for a variety of<br />

tactical missions. The teams also have the<br />

capability to deploy command vehicles and<br />

rescue vehicles in response to tactical<br />

incidents.<br />

CNT<br />

CRISIS NEGOTIATIONS TEAM<br />

<strong>2015</strong> Woodland PD <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />

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