The Hillsdale County Sheriff’s
Office maintains a 20 member SWAT team,
the team which is a combined effort of
the Hillsdale City Police and Hillsdale
County Sheriff’s Office. The two
agencies are able to provide enough
manpower to staff the team when required
without crippling services to the rest
of the community. Team members are
required to attend a basic SWAT school
were they are certified as operators on
the SWAT team. Training is ongoing after
the basic school and the team trains
regularly to maintain unity and
proficiency. Members use specialized
equipment and training to accomplish the
goals of the team, with the highest goal
being that of saving lives.
Full team call-outs run two to three a year, but
partial team calls run once a month.
These calls may be warrant service,
clandestine drug operations,
intelligence gathering, armed dangerous
subjects calls, or any incident assigned
the team by the Sheriff or Undersheriff.
The SWAT team works closely with the CNT (Crisis
Negotiations Team) in our efforts to
resolve critical incidents through
communications and resolution without
force. The SWAT team provides leverage
to the CNT, containing the situation and
slowing things down so that negotiations
can be established.
The SWAT team is under the command of
Lieutenant Tim Parker.
IN AN EMERGENCY DIAL 911
FOR NON-EMERGENCY CALLS (517) 437-7317 FAX (517) 437-0822
HILLSDALE COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE
165 W. FAYETTE STREET
HILLSDALE, MI 49242
(800) 437-7317
The Hillsdale County Sheriff’s
Office maintains a 20 member SWAT team,
the team which is a combined effort of
the Hillsdale City Police and Hillsdale
County Sheriff’s Office. The two
agencies are able to provide enough
manpower to staff the team when required
without crippling services to the rest
of the community. Team members are
required to attend a basic SWAT school
were they are certified as operators on
the SWAT team. Training is ongoing after
the basic school and the team trains
regularly to maintain unity and
proficiency. Members use specialized
equipment and training to accomplish the
goals of the team, with the highest goal
being that of saving lives.
Full team call-outs run two to three a year, but
partial team calls run once a month.
These calls may be warrant service,
clandestine drug operations,
intelligence gathering, armed dangerous
subjects calls, or any incident assigned
the team by the Sheriff or Undersheriff.
The SWAT team works closely with the CNT (Crisis
Negotiations Team) in our efforts to
resolve critical incidents through
communications and resolution without
force. The SWAT team provides leverage
to the CNT, containing the situation and
slowing things down so that negotiations
can be established.
The SWAT team is under the command of Lieutenant Tim Parker.
IN AN EMERGENCY DIAL 911
FOR NON-EMERGENCY CALLS (517) 437-7317
FAX (517) 437-0822
HILLSDALE COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE
165 W. FAYETTE STREET
HILLSDALE, MI 49242
(800) 437-7317
