LAPD SWAT: Debriefs and Lessons Learned
February 17, 2025
Sarasota County Sheriffs Office
6010 Cattleridge Blvd.
Sarasota, FL 34232
8am - 5pm
Hosted by the Sarasota County Sheriffs Office
$299.00
Join us for a one-of-a-kind experience to get a behind the scenes look at the tactics, SOPs, and lessons learned from the Officer in Charge of LAPD’s Metropolitan Division’s D Platoon (SWAT).
Target Audience: Law enforcement officers assigned to special units and any officers who may be involved in high-risk decision making
Lt. Ruben Lopez retired in January of 2024 and had commanded the SWAT team since 2008. He’ll be conducting a tactical debrief of several high profile incidents and sharing details not made available publicly. You will learn practical lessons from those events that you can use to improve the effectiveness of your operators and your team.
Curriculum:
- Incident debriefs
- Hostage barricade decision-making
- The legal challenges of special unit operations
- Training issues
- Team member selection
- Answers to your questions
This presentation is focused on leadership and decision-making, not basic tactics. We'll debrief several critical incidents and explore the core issues and contributing factors that resulted in the outcome. Whether you are a SWAT officer or not, this presentation will help you evaluate your current practices, improve officer safety, and help you navigate today’s challenging environment.
Registered students will receive an invitation to submit their questions, tactical problems, or inquiries ahead of time and have Lt. Lopez address them during the seminar.
Attendance is restricted to sworn law enforcement personnel and tactical dispatchers. Space is limited so please register early.
Lt. Ruben Lopez retired from LAPD in January of 2024 with 36 years of service. Since 2008, he was the Officer in Charge of the Metropolitan Division’s D Platoon (SWAT). He’s been a sworn member of the Department since March 1988 completing various assignments in patrol, criminal street gangs, special task forces, detectives and supervisory roles.
Payment Methods
Once you enter the student information below and click "Register", you will be taken to a checkout page where you can pay using a credit card, or you may request that an invoice be sent to your department that can be paid online or by check and sent by mail. Please note that invoices incur a $15.00 non-refundable processing fee.
41 in stock