SWAT Job
- Chicago police say they've resolved a hostage situation on the city's South Side without incident.
Spokeswoman Monique Bond says an armed 19-year-old man took four people hostage in an apartment on the 8400 block of South Bennett around one a-m today.
Bond says the hostages included a 12-year-old girl, a five-year-old girl, a five-year-old boy and an adult woman.
Of course, most police incidents only make the news when bad things happen. And the coverage of this was minimal at best. But it sounds like a good job all around.
Labels: good news
posted by SCC at 12:02 AM
42 Comments:
The incident occurred on the 7400 block of South Bennett (003), not the 8400 block of South Bennett (004). Good job by all who stuck it out, getting all the kids out, the goofy girfriend, and even the
19 year old goof who pointed a gun at his upstairs neighbor, starting all the shenanigans. Everyone involved survived. Good job by all who assisted.
Man, that SWAT team is a joke. They got no balls. They are all afraid to enter a hot building. Its all about who you blow not what you know. Over half can't shoot straight.
A good job only SWAT could handle
graet job! why is bond still employed? she has been to almost every city dept. and has no clue how to speak? who is she taking care of to keep that job? what a goof!
GREAT JOB BY THE 003 DISTRICT. MONIQUE YOUR ARE STILL A USELESS LIBERAL COP HATING PIECE OF SH-T. YOU WHERE OUT THERE STUTING YOUR STUFF LIKE YOU WHERE A LOT LOOKING BABE, PERSONALLY IF I EVER SAW YOU WALKING DOWN THE STREET I WOULD LOCK YOU UP.
Au Contraire! SWAT wanted to go in...bosses voted for them to hold their ground. It was a good call, as the mutt came out, everybody lived, and there was no criticism of the CPD on any of the newscasts.
He was actually only a danger to himself. Drugged up fool!
Man, that SWAT team is a joke. They got no balls. They are all afraid to enter a hot building. Its all about who you blow not what you know. Over half can't shoot straight.
Sure, just ask the guys who tried out for the team this last week. Most couldn't pass our SWAT hand gun qualification course and the others couldn't pass the SWAT physical fitness test. As far as having no balls when entering a building that is hot. when there are hostages the rules of engagement change, I don't know about you but I am not gonna lose my job and get sued when the hostage takers kills the hostages based off my actions. Trust me if the hostage taker starts killing hostages unprevoked, this becomes active shooter scenerio, all bets are off we make entry and terminate the threat. If you have a problem with the swat team, the next time you are working ask for a sort car, I am sure any one of us will be happy to beat the $hit out of you, or you can continue to post anonymous you coward!!!!
must of been hard to sit and wait for him to just give up.
Man, that SWAT team is a joke. They got no balls. They are all afraid to enter a hot building. Its all about who you blow not what you know. Over half can't shoot straight.
2/27/2007 07:55:00 AM
couldnt agree more! How long before Sgt Big Jim blows the commander's son and gets to be sgt of SWAT??
Ladies and gentleman, it's time to bring out a few facts regarding the Latent Print Examiner examination given on 10 June 2006. First, lets congratulate the 400 people out of the 600 who registered to take the exam and did not show up. These 400 would have been wasting their time and again congratulations for making a good decision. Now for the other 200 who did show up for the exam, well the cards were already stacked against you before you even thought of taking this exam. At least you got to know a little bit about fingerprints. Let's explain, first,out of the 200 who took the exam a list of 25 applicants would comprise the list,after all the votes were counted and caculated. We know now that the other 175 applicants were told they didn't meet the criteria according to whomever in the latent and front office dept. So now we have a list of 25 applicants who follow the criteria. What could this criteria be? Let's put it this way, out of the 25 applicants who met the criteria only 5 or 6 people on this list will be chosen for the position. There are only 5 cubicles in the latent unit available. Let it be known that once a person starts as a latent examiner, that person will never leave the unit because you don't, it's a job you never what to leave unless you make meritorious sgt. So I'm sorry to say that the other 19 or 20 chosen for the position will wait for nothing. There was an existing list from about 4 years ago but that would have interfered with the powers to be putting the people they have selected in the top 5/6 positions. Just think of all the time and money wasted plus all the city resources used because of someone who is in the position to advance their friends and acquaintences. Before I wrap this up, for your information the exam. should been given using a scantron. The essay questions weren't necessary but they were there in order for the powers to be to tell you didn't fall in their criteria. Their are possibly a couple of applicants in the top 5 who work in the ident. section. Also the interview was a farce and a waste time for the applicants ( not the 3 who gave the interview, they were on the clock ).
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Man, that SWAT team is a joke. They got no balls. They are all afraid to enter a hot building. Its all about who you blow not what you know. Over half can't shoot straight.
You are living in the by gone era of FOF (Friends of Fred), the current SWAT / HBT team has a criteria that you must pass regardless of who you are and who you know. First the team is shooting better now then they ever have (Thanks Ken and Mark, we miss you guys)
To even get considered for the program, it requires a handgun qual that isn't necessarily tough but you have to practice it to be good at it. After that you take a physical test that all SWAT teams in Illinois (ILEAS standards) must pass and maintain. I know for a fact there is guy in the unit that tried out and didn't make it, great guy decent shot and got some friends that could have made it happen in the past, not now though.
It will be a great program just gonna take sum time. Keep up the good work boys and stay safe.
I'll start by saying I am not
on the swat team. Have not and
do not plan on being on the swat team.
Why is it that the people that bash swat think that they are the only ones that could do it
right?
To those that bash, just worry
about your own job. If this department sucks so much, please quit! Give someone else your spot.
I have had a sort-car back me up before. If the shit hits the fan you too will be glad they are there.
Please put your egos in check and pray a shit storm doesn't find you.
Other than going home every night, nothing else matters.
Stay safe all.
SWAT: You guys did a fine job over on Bennett last Sunday. Other than having to go back to Homan to retrieve the Bearcat after arriving with the Command van, everything else you guys did was right on the money. No one got hurt. That's the bottom line.
You guys are getting where you need to be, and pay no attention to the Monday morning squawkers.
The vast majority couldn't handle the standards you guys have to maintain to (1) get on SWAT, and (2) STAY on SWAT. And don't think the squawkers don't know that.
Why is it that only SOS can try out for SWAT, the only reason they got there is because of clout not any kind of credentials. Open it up to the entire department and you'll see an improvement!
If you are such a qualified officer and a hard worker at that all you need is your commander to sponsor you for sos if you want to go there, thats all you needed in the past. To all of those who cry, open it city wide, lets say anyone can get into sos now since the scandal. people have been bailing out every period... so if you really wanted to get on the SWAT team you could easily made over to sos without a phone call before the swat try out just like alot of people did..... You probably didn't want to leave your comfort zone of the district and deal with gps and all the other garbage downtown is feeding the the guys on the watch in sos. You probably didn't want to get FU@ked with 8 1/2 hours a day by the department.
Sort car????? What is Sort car??? Is it driven by mailmen???
Did you see the new SWAT sub in the Chicago river???
SWAT is a way of life you have to live the part 24/7. We only take the best bottom line! The beat car could not compare to us under any situation, We you need the best call SWAT and we will be there.
TO: "Why is it that only SOS...."
Ive been in SOS for almost 7yrs. and yes im on SWAT. Believe it or not I got there on my own merit. Im the only one in my family thats ever been "on the job"! I know its hard to believe but not every copper on the job is clout heavy!!!! Ive always been in my belief a good copper, a hard worker, and treat everyone with respect. The unit has changed beyond belief within the last 2 years. And FYI to you and all the other "experts"... LAPD (which basically gave birth to SWAT w/the LA county SD) they wrote the book on SWAT. To be on the LAPD SWAT team you have to be assigned to the Metro Unit. Which is very similiar to SOS. you see it isnt just that you have to shoot well & be physically fit. its about the mindset and what makes you tick. only selecting from a small pool, makes it easier to see exactly what your getting, and make sure your getting what you want. its a lot different from what most of you see on TV and think that you know!!! so start practicing your shooting (hint: our course is a little harder than the 30round joke the rest of you try once a year)and get your asses in shape! we'll be testing again!!!
LIKE THEY SAY....YOUR EITHER SWAT OR YOUR NOT.........
GOOD JOB GUYS. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND DONT LET THE CITY GET YOU DOWN!
SWAT? Not all that long ago Robbery handled what SWAT does today. The main difference was that it was usually over in less than an hour. No drama! No special equipment other than gas, rifles, and occasionally a machine gun. No Hollywood!
Chicago SWAT... untested and inexperienced. Please stop your self promoting rhetoric. You have neither the leadership nor the history to even begin to brag. Hit a couple national SWAT competitions and you'll realize what little privates you are. The department has hidden experienced military warriors that wouldn't go there for twice the pay. Unit cohesion, discipline, smarts, decisiveness and instinct don't come with a HBT/SWAT patch. Congats on being in your unit, you 'might' be good in 5 years. I'll outshoot and outthink you 100% of the time, now clean your weapon and look tough at yourself in the mirror... Charlie Sheen. Maybe you could be a SEAL too... doubt it.
"Sure, just ask the guys who tried out for the team this last week. Most couldn't pass our SWAT hand gun qualification course and the others couldn't pass the SWAT physical fitness test."
Was that test posted in the daily bulletin? That's right, NO.
Do you need clout to get in SOS?
YES. If you disagree with me, then why are spots in SOS NEVER posted in the daily bulletin. Don't say that it's because everyone wants to go there either.
"its about the mindset and what makes you tick. only selecting from a small pool, makes it easier to see exactly what your getting, and make sure your getting what you want."
LOL-mindset man, yeaaa. This exemplifies the incorrect thinking and poor management skills of this department. Wouldn't you want a larger pool of people with different skills to choose from?
you are right< our swat team has only been full time for 1 year now and we will be entering our first national swat competition in the next couple of months. If it is anything like the ITOA competitions, we will fair extremely well, maybe then you cry baby coward police (who continue to post anonymous) will see we are for real!!!! SORT S = special, O = operations, R = response T = team aka heavy weapons car, aka SWAT.
another self proclaimed seal!?!?!? If you didn't want to be on SWAT you wouldn't of posted and cried us a river!!!!! Jealous FU@K
03/01/07 0809am. When you do compete in any regional or national SWAT team contests post the results here. Good Luck!
Again Nancy... you've overreacted... not saying I was SEAL...referring to Charlie Sheen's character. Helverson died in Irag as a 12 year veteran of SEAL team 3. Never saw combat. Left his wife and kids to go to find combat and hung from a bridge in Fallujah. He was betrayed. A true well trained warrior that knew what he was doing and time caught up with him. A weak team, inexperience, greed, and a bunch of wantabees. Became his friend in Phillipines in 89 after a buddy of his mouthed off to us in DMZ bar. !One month in country, and we beat the hell out of a SEAL. For the next 23 months, we ran together almost (when we could) daily. Drank, worked out training schedules together, worked out our differences and life was good. We were Marines, a different generation and never had a blog. This will be the last time on this blog. Good luck on SWAT but 5 years will generate so little true experience here and don't wish too much because it seems like you fuckers hate each other so much in law enforcement that when shit does hit the fan ....you'll blame each other instead of the bad guy.
all units that people want to go to(this doesn't include TRU, because no one wants to go there unless you are inexperienced with no time on the JOB!) that are the same pay grade are never posted in daily bulletin. all you have to do is pick up the phone and request an application. If you are such a great cop, I am sure your commander will be more than willing to sponsor you. Like I said earlier its easy to get into sos now, you probably don't even need your commander to sponsor you. And for everybodys info we test for SWAT every 6 months to a year,depending on promotions, so next test probably SEPT but no later than JAN/Feb 08. that gives you fat Fu@ks some time to get in shape and learn how to shoot!!! Good Luck to All!!!!
Anonymous said...
SWAT is a way of life you have to live the part 24/7. We only take the best bottom line! The beat car could not compare to us under any situation, We you need the best call SWAT and we will be there.
2/28/2007 09:51:00 AM
There are a couple of the SOS crooks that are SWAT, I Think. Quit spoon feeding yourselves this arrogant supercop Bull Shit. Name ONE thin g that you have done in comparison to a SWAT Cirriculum that a District Blue Shirt hasn't done with MORE valiance. It is a shame that the young minds of this Police Department are being victimized mentally by these self serving, Over-trained, yet underskilled hacks. YOU FUCKING BRAGGART LOSERS !!!! Take your Swat Bull shit and save it for your tavern talks, or chit chat in the Courtroom trying to defend your crooked cohorts.
No one believes your Bull shit except yourself, so save it. You and your "Unit" are a laughing stock, and it is very important that you know that.
And don't respond that I, the author of this, obviously applied but failed, because It is not at all true.
Just wanted to say good job by SWAT, but lets not forget the 003rd distict's beat car that responded to the call. Very good officers, I was lucky to have worked with one of them.
TO ::: Again Nancy... you've overreacted... not saying I was SEAL:::::
Really dude...relax. go watch some more military pics on the idiot tube, then jerk off to your soldier of fortune mags! if ur that much of a "qualified" person, then go to sos and join SWAT. or just sit back and shut the F*&k up. your part of the problem! instead of lending some of your vast Semper Fi knowledge, even if its on this blog, you just sit back start crap with the guys trying to do a tough job! why dont you try to help your "brother in blue"?
TO:Chicago SWAT... untested and inexperienced.....
Theres been several major "tests" within the last 2 years. they havent lost a swat guy or another copper. & saved a bunch of thankless citizens. This isnt Baghdad fragment brain. its police work! in a major urban shit- hole. Kudos to the SWAT boys & the working police in blue!!! dont let GI Jerk Off get you down. hes just jealous and probably should be psyched for half the crap he said. SEMPER FI MOTHER F*CKER!
Swat team a joke?- Dont think so brother..None of these boys are afraid to enter a hot building. We all wanna go in and take the bad guy out asap, but in a hostage situation it doesnt work like that. We have orders to follow from the brass and cant make those decisions unless we have an active shooter. In that case, all bets are off and we go in.
Lots of change in the program for the better. This isnt the old HBT. We all know how that worked. This is the real deal. Pistol qual, Physical qual, Medical evaluation all have to pass. If you fail any of these requirements, the bosses dont give a shit who u know, your out. Lot of 'heavy guys' and well liked guys tried and failed. Bosses are even weeding out our own if they cant meet requirements. Its only fair to the rest of the guys who have to keep their shit up.
The city needs a SWAT team, and if you enjoy weapons, tactics, working as a team, dont mind suitn up w 40 lbs of gear, buyn a thousand bucks of gear, standing outside in the cold or heat on a job for hours, shootn m4s outside in the freazin cold til ur fingers feel like fallin off, or shootin in the rain, layn prone in the mud, pickn up all ur brass by hand in the mud, goin in the gas room w/o ur mask, getn tased, or get wacked in the wrist w/ a simunition round...well, if this sounds like fun and its what you wanna do, then get ur ass to SOS (gotta ton of openings) and get ready for the next SWAT try out! Only coppers that live and breathe this shit should apply. This isnt just a good 'spot'. Every Swat officer relies on the man next to him to have his back. You gotta really want this. As for the job on Bennett, it was cold and rainy, but Im happy with the outcome. The kids are safe the shitbird and his woman go to jail and no coppers were hurt. Thats all that matters. God bless all coppers.
TO THE FUCKING DISGRACED MARINE! WHO GAVE YOU THE RIGHT TO SPEAK ABOUT A FALLEN COMRAD? SCOTT WAS KILLED FIGHTING FOR A GREATER CAUSE, SOMETHING YOU WILL NEVER KNOW. THIS SWAT TEAM HAS COME LEAPS AND BOUNDS FROM WHAT IT WAS AND YES IM SURE THEY HAVE SOME GOOFS IN THE RANKS. BUT TO BRING SCOTT INTO THIS YOU SHOULD FUCKING THROW YOURSELF IN FRONT OF A BUS. I KNEW HIM AND HE WAS ALOT OF THINGS BUT MOST OF ALL A FATHER AND HUSBAND.
3/02/2007 09:43:00 AM
swat is a way of life, WE ARE THE BEST. WE TAKE ONLY THE BEST. So if you can meet the standard can get to SOS (you need a phone call) and then maybe you have the balls to try out then do so if not go back to your blue and white and shut the fuck up.
Chicago SWAT...untested and inexperienced...... .....Hit a coupleof national SWAT competitions and you'll realize what little privates you are...
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Call SWAT at SOS Pax4344, or call the Area 4 range that the SWAT officers practive at; say your scooby doo for all I care, and ask about the SWAT officers that have gone to shooting competitions areound the country.
Ask about the officers that went to last years regional SWAT competition and how they finished, they were all right up there!
The SWAT officers can dig up pictures or the results of their competitons and certificates; just ask. They're not hiding anything, call em.
Not disrespecting Scott idiot, read it again. The point is that a well trained person went into an environment surrounded with goofs, poor leadership and inadequate knowledge. It led to his death. The point is that if you have 1 person that should not be on your team/unit, you're at risk. Chicago SWAT is at risk because the best people might be there but so are a dangerous number of knuckleheads. And why is that a military situation or story is brought up and some dope brings up Soldier of Fortune crap. I won't bring vast knowledge because you think you know it all because 'I ain't afraid to enter a building'... you better be tough guy. FRIGHT, FIGHT, FLIGHT. Again, if you know the story of Scott, it was stated out of respect.... he was a great guy, betrayed by those less qualified. That was the point. Now I have to go jerk off to my Soldier of Fortune magazine. And I do know what cause he was fighting for because I fought the smae one.
So if you can meet the standard can get to SOS (you need a phone call)... 3/02/2007 08:17:00 PM
Are you fucking serious? You need a phone call to get the hell out of there! Trust me! To the many that bitch; right now, it isn't hard to get into SOS. There are openings on damn near all the teams! Drop off a resume, get your interview, its not that hard, wait it out on the watch til Oct or so, until the next SWAT test, Shoor, Run,... If you make it, You make it, onto to SWAT school. If you don't pass, its kinda simple, You don't pass! All the standards come from State, not SWAT, not CPD, not your phone call, your buddy... As for one who wrote:
..then why are spots in SOS NEVER posted inthe daily bulletin. Dont' say that it's because everyone wants to go there wither...
Stay in TRU, You'll do much better and have more fun there.
To the ones in SOS, I'll see you at the sermon...
Not disrespecting Scott idiot, read it again. The point is that a well trained person went into an environment surrounded with goofs, poor leadership and inadequate knowledge. It led to his death
So you must of been at the team house or KE1 at the time of his death to make such a bold statement may I ask what class you graduated from at BW? If you say you know him. I dont the what beef you have with the other gentlemen is, but you are making some comments here about members of his that you may have entire story Mate!
oh ya what is your call sign?
Darkhorse sound familiar. Original paragraph explained first meeting him in 1989. Never ran into him over there. Lawsuit pending with Blackwater. He was originally supposed to (and was led to believe)that he would be doing PDS for Paul Bremmer. He had problem with one individual at BW training(or that person had problem with Scott i.e jealousy, non-special forces, good ole boy AND A BOSS. Knew P. Clarke (BW) and had some good talks on those Baghdad-Amman flights. There's some great, well trained people on this job and most want nothing to do with SOS or SWAT. Find 3-5 people you can work with and SWAT will never need to be contacted. Stay safe.
Great work on the SWAT job on 40 E 91st today boys! Fuckin 'BearCat-One' worked like a charm! oj
all units that people want to go to(this doesn't include TRU, because no one wants to go there unless you are inexperienced with no time on the JOB!)
All the apps rolling in with people with time say otherwise......
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