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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