TOLEDO, OH (Toledo News Now) - It's a dangerous job but someone has got to do it.
We're talking about SWAT team members.
On Saturday, they were joined by negotiators and dispatchers to learn how to better deal with life and death situations.
"Exciting. Sometimes nervous. You get nervous a lot. The adrenaline builds up but I enjoy doing it," said Sgt. Robert Boggs of the Lucas County Sheriff's Office SWAT team.
A training session in Downtown Toledo was sponsored by the Sheriff's Office.
Law enforcement officials from across Northwest Ohio came for the event.
"More than 85 percent of all situations end in negotiations as opposed to going tactical. That relationship between negotiators and tactical is very important," said Capt. Tricia White of the Sheriff's Office.
Folks picked up tips from retired members of the Metro SWAT team in Northeast Ohio.
Ten years ago, they were involved in a high profile case.
James Trimble murdered three people and barricaded himself at a house in Fairlow.
After ten hours of negotiations, a tactical team entered the house and took Trimble into custody.
The lesson to be learned is the importance of SWAT members, negotiators and dispatchers working together as a team.
"I think that police departments are learning that SWAT teams are the people who need to be called when something is dramatically wrong because they have the training to control the incident when it happens," saID Scott Robertson, formerly of Metro SWAT.
And because of the actions of Metro SWAT, James Trimble now sits on Ohio's death row.
SWAT team members learn importance of teamwork
On Saturday, SWAT team members were joined by negotiators and dispatchers to learn how to better deal with life and death situations.
