THE MISSION OF THE RACINE POLICE DEPARTMENT SWAT TEAM IS TO SAVE LIVES.

The Racine Police Department SWAT Team is comprised of officers, investigators and supervisors from different positions around the department. The purpose of the Racine Police Department SWAT Team is to provide the Department a flexible and effective response to unconventional law enforcement situations.  The Racine Police Department SWAT Team completes extensive hands on training to prepare for a variety of deployments.

The staffing of the Racine Police Department SWAT Team is based on the needs of the team to have the capability of deploying on, but are not limited to, the following situations:

  • Search Warrant Service
  • Arrest Warrant Service
  • High Risk Warrant Service
  • Barricaded Subjects
  • Vehicle Assaults
  • Hostage Rescue
  • Active Shooters
  • Officer / Citizen Down Rescues
  • Civil UnrestBearcat 1