Having pioneered SWAT, the LAPD then inflamed community opposition by arming the unit with a battering ram. Angry residents demanded an end, and the battering rams eventually were mothballed.

A man wanted on several outstanding warrants was arrested late \nWednesday following a short standoff with police at his home.

On Tuesday, officials with the Arlington Police Department showed WFAA a new battering ram it recently added to its arsenal, ... A member of Arlington PD's SWAT team demonstrates the KBT.

These poor guys are allegedly from Turkeys Special Operations Police really just SWAT and they cant seem to get through this door. In the end, as the post on Liveleak says, they simply beckon ...

A battering ram, an AK-47, 95 gunshots: How a police search turned deadly in St. Louis. ... The SWAT team began yelling. The ram hit the door. And the officers burst through.

Wasylyshyn said the battering ram is ready for use in the field and the sheriff's office is waiting on an extension piece for it to be even longer in the future. Related Articles.