Spokane Police Department SWAT team

There are an increasing use of the Spokane Police Department's SWAT team.

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Fri., March 10, 2017

Lt. Steve Wohl of the Spokane Police Department talks about the small increase in the use of the department’s SWAT team over the past decade.

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FILE-In this March 1, 2013 file photo, Spokane Police SWAT members leave the scene on the 2300 block of east Fourth Avenue after a drug search warrant was served at a residence.

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FILE- In this May 5, 2013 file photo, Spokane Police SWAT Team members keep a close eye on the Bloomsday starting line on Riverside Avenue.

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FILE- In this July 6, 2004 file photo, the Spokane Police Department SWAT team leaves the scene of a barricaded subject on east Pacific after arresting the man.

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