FARGO — In chess, a rook is a fast-moving fortress that can provide a player with a powerful advantage in the right situation. Recently, the Fargo Police Department was given the OK to buy a ...

Kern County purchased the armored critical incident vehicle a few months after Deputy Phillip Campas was killed in a SWAT standoff in 2021 Law enforcement is constantly looking for equipment that can ...

SWAT teams are constantly trying to stay ahead of the game when it comes to new technology and equipment that can get the job done more efficiently while keeping its members safe. Since it first went ...

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 Bobcat with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wild video shows Houston SWAT officers using a bulletproof digger known as “The Rook” to tear apart an 18-wheeler’s cabin after ...

The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department has a new tool to help them handle SWAT situations in a safe way. It’s a big purchase for the department, and they’ve already had some success in the month ...

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 ...

Florida cops will soon get their hands on ‘The Rook,’ a bulletproof bulldozer that looks like it’s carrying an armored port-a-john filled with SWAT operators. The Tallahassee Police Department should ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL – Jan. 11, 2022 - Ring Power Tactical Solutions, a division of Ring Power Corporation, is excited to announce the launch of its upgraded Armored Deployment Platform for The Rook ...

The new vehicle purchased with federal grant funds for the Fort Worth SWAT unit is called the Rook. The Rook is bullet-proof and designed to keep officers safe, officers said. “Fort Worth is the first ...