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Many police departments call on SWAT units to handle danger- ous situations. Whether it’s a hostage case, a bank robbery, a drug raid, or a sniper on a roof, SWAT members are trained to use special weapons and tactics to restore order. Over the years, SWAT teams have become important units in many law enforcement agencies, including those run by towns, counties, cities, states, and the federal government. Creating a group of officers with special training helps prevent injuries or accidents that might hap- pen if officers were forced to take on challenges they were not ready for. SWAT teams train for months for situations of great danger. Having a group of specially trained and armed police officers is nothing new for law enforcement. The New York Police Department had one of the first special crime-fighting units in the mid-1880s. Its job was to battle criminal gangs. At the time, police were armed only with wooden nightsticks.

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