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Riot police are police who are organized, deployed, trained or equipped to confront crowds, protests or riots. Riot police may be regular police officers who act in the role of riot police in particular situations, or they may be separate units organized within or in parallel to regular police forces.
The police departments and sheriff 's offices of thousands of towns, cities, and counties across the United States have tactical units, which are usually called Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), Sheriff's Emergency Response Team, (SERT), or Emergency Response Team (ERT). Some examples are below.
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The Public Order and Riot Squad (PORS) is a full-time riot squad. The Squad was created within the Major Events and Incidents Group Command in October 2005. Becoming operational in January 2006 PORS was created as a result of Parliamentary reports into the response and handling of riots in 2004 Redfern riots and 2005 Macquarie Fields riots where co...
PORS are issued with a wide variety of specialised crowd control and riot equipment including Taser weapons. Their units include fully equipped black vans and black 4WDsto allow rapid deployment across the State at a moments notice. The vans allow a team in full tactical or riot gear to deploy on the move and access equipment as needed quickly, wit...
The Public Order and Riot Squad specialise in: 1. riot control and response 2. search warrants 3. searches for missing persons 4. crowd control 5. IED search 6. response to major chemical biological and radiological (CBR) incidents and 7. assisting general duties Police whenever a rapid co-ordinated response is needed at incidents such as brawls or...
Public Order Riot Squad (PORS) The Public Order & Riot Squad (PORS) began operations ensure the NSW Police Force is ready and equipped to resolve any public order incident or situation. PORS police are trained and ready to deal with:
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Jan 4, 2022 · At roll call for the riot squad, Capt. Ben Smith acknowledged widespread critiques of the force, reminding officers that they weren’t in it for public praise.
Feb 12, 2021 · “I Don’t Trust the People Above Me”: Riot Squad Cops Open Up About Disastrous Response to Capitol Insurrection — ProPublica. The Insurrection: The Effort to Overturn the Election. Reporting on...
