SWAT

Western Lake County SWAT Team

In 1987, under the direction of then Lt. John Germ (former Willowick Police Chief and former Lake County Narcotics Director), Willowick and Wickliffe joined efforts to create the Western Lake County Emergency Response Team.  Since then this team has grown to include four more Lake County departments, including Eastlake, Willoughby, Willoughby Hills and Kirtland.  Willowick PD contributes four Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) officers and 2 hostage negotiators. This collaboration results in a multi-agency response team for crisis situations. Today the team has over 20 officers, they conduct specialized training every month, and officers are on call 24/7.  

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Western Lake County SWAT Team Patch
SWAT Vehicle
SWAT Vehicle
SWAT Team Training
SWAT Team Training
SWAT Team Training
SWAT Team Training
SWAT Team Training
SWAT Team Training
SWAT Team Training
SWAT Team Member
SWAT Team Training
SWAT Team Camp Perry
SWAT Team Vehicle
SWAT Team Helicopter
SWAT Team 2006
SWAT Team Camp Perry 1993
SWAT at DARE 2023
SWAT DARE presentation 2023
SWAT at DARE May 2023
SWAT with DARE class 2023
DARE class with SWAT 2023