Crime & Safety

Video: Napa County Sheriff's SWAT Team Trains With FBI

More than 400 regional law enforcement officers and federal agents trained together Wednesday in an annual event, and Patch was there.

 

Members of the  participated in an annual SWAT training session Wednesday in Sacramento.

The exercises, put on by the Sacramento Division of the FBI, included 25 law enforcement agencies from around the region. They practiced techniques with K9 units, hostage situations, vehicle stops, close-quarters fighting and more.

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More than 400 officers and agents were scheduled to participate, including Napa officers for the first time.

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