mudgunner49 said:
That's not TRU, that's the Barrie Police Service Containment Team - TRU is an OPP-specific unit and I'm pretty sure there is no other ERT/SERT/SWT/yada-yada in the Province of Ontario that is designated as TRU. Barrie's Police Service has cross-trained in the past with the OPP TRU Team out of Barrie, however that unit is no more, and that support is now out of Orrilia, and has been for a couple of years at least.
Attention to detail...
blake
Not to stir the pot but Halton police service refer to their team as a Tactical Rescue Unit or TRU team. when it all comes down to it, arnt we really just arguing semantics at that point? ETF, TRU, SWAT, SERT... theyre all highly trained, skilled, Armed Tactical Response Units created to deal with high risk situations in which a regular patrol officer would not have the training, equiptment or abilities to deal with.
Taken from the halton police website: http://www.hrps.on.ca
The Halton Regional Police Tactical Rescue Unit (T.R.U.) was formed in 1980 to provide an additional level of support throughout the Service in areas such as hostage taking or rescue situations. The original Tactical Rescue Unit consisted of "part time" members who performed regular policing duties but were on call for tactical operations.
With the implementation of the Provincial Adequacy Standards in January 2001, T.R.U. became a full time unit. Team members participate in patrol functions and augment the District's staffing. Training is an integral part of the Tactical Rescue Unit. Specialized weaponry and skills allow for an effective response, using the minimum amount of force, to the following situations:
High-risk stronghold assaults - barricaded or otherwise.
High-risk prisoner escort/witness protection.
High-risk vehicle assaults.
High-risk arrests.
Injured person rescue.
Stealth entry into premises.
Crisis intervention first response - emotionally disturbed or persons in crisis.
The Halton Regional Police Tactical Rescue Unit also performs the following non-emergency support duties:
Containment of premises pending warrants, i.e. "Feeney".
Searches for missing persons.
Evidence searches.
Surveillance of premises.
Public speaking engagements.
Enforcement of federal, provincial and municipal statutes.
Assistance to Halton and Hamilton police canine officers when requested.
Patrolling in a proactive, reactive and crime preventative manner.
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Now, to get back on topic...
I have a freind who is attached posted to the lincon & welland Regt. and the Coy he is with has TONS of niagra RP's in it. so there is alot of military/police cross training there. especially since one of the platoon officers is a Team Leader on one of the Tactical Teams. he was saying they do some pretty good training there...
cheers
josh