Despite cries from advocates and experts, heavily armed SWAT teams are increasingly deployed to nonviolent protests in Mass
MASSACHUSETTS SUPER TROOPERS
No matter how many bullets they shoot or dangerous arrests they may make, those who cover up atrocities and fortify a system that coddles the family and friends of the powerful are pathetic and weak next to the few who facilitate transparency.
SMALL TOWN SWAT TEAM: A SPECIAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE ‘MILITARIZATION OF MAYBERRY’ IN MASS
An analysis of hundreds of pages of police records shows that small town police departments are amassing enormous arsenals, use SWAT in ways that go beyond their original mission, and are sometimes unable to properly select and train officers.
OPERATION INTIMIDATION IN THE MERRIMACK VALLEY
A noise complaint in Haverhill might lead to an armored truck on your doorstep
OREGON TALE: BACK TO THE RANCH
With an armed militia making headlines in the Wild West, an East Coast writer recalls his journey through the culture and mountains keeping America’s attention
SWAT INC: THE COMMONWEALTH’S MOST INFAMOUS MILITARIZED POLICE FORCE CONTINUES TO FLOUT RECORDS LAW
After nearly two months, seven in-person visits, numerous phone calls and emails, and a run-in with the Wilmington police, we finally received some of the records we requested.
SWAT STICKER: EXCLUSIVE DOCS REVEAL 34-MAN DEPLOYMENT TO DALAI LAMA VISIT PLUS OTHER COSTLY AND EXTREME POLICE TACTICS
Whether the Lama requested a goon squad and an armored tank on wheels is unknown.
