While "The Rook" goes out on every call the SWAT team gets, Buccini estimates that it is used only about five times a year. He said theirs was purchased with grant money and started at around ...

Law enforcement used a little-known SWAT vehicle called The Rook to gain access to a house where an armed suspect who shot wounded four officers was hiding, peacefully ending a tense, hours-long ...

After the driver of an 18-wheeler refused to stop for law enforcement or comply with any of their commands, a Texas SWAT team had to use a heavy piece known as “The Rook” to extract him from ...

Deputy Justin Sanchez is a member of the SWAT team and said the Rook can place operators into areas where other armored vehicles can't... and remain behind armor to maintain their advantage.

Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper calls the Rook, the armored vehicle at the center of a resurfaced debate over militarization of local police, an essential tool to rescue residents or officers ...

A SWAT team used a Rook to break open the semi’s door when the driver refused to exit the vehicle. @CharlyABC13 Deputies deployed tire spikes, taking out multiple tires, but the driver continued ...

SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Police Department’s SWAT team will be getting a new vehicle. It’s official name is the Rook, but as Councilman Manny Pelaez phrased it, it’s basically a ...

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputy Ken Becker, a member of the SWAT team, points on Feb. 16, 2023, to the impact point of a deflected bullet on the department’s Rook.

A seven-ton armored vehicle will be under the care of the Missoula County Sheriff’s Office following the county’s Tuesday acceptance of a $500,000 federal grant for the tactical machine.

In a press release, the Kern County Sheriff's Office said members of their SWAT team used a vehicle known as a Rook to "dismantle portions of the residence, while providing protection to deputies ...

The Rook has the same capabilities ... There are so many departments that have SWAT teams and have called to ask if we could go,” he said. Daniel says that answer is always yes, as it’s ...

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputy Shropshire talks with onlookers after unloading the department’s Rook, an armored Caterpillar vehicle modified to provide protection for SWAT and other ...