Gastonia Police Department Teams
Special Situations Unit
SWAT Team
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State, Regional and National Champions
Gastonia's SWAT Team has earned state, regional and national recognition in SWAT competitions. They are a four-time state winner at the North Carolina Justice Academy (1992-1994 and 1996), and a three-time regional winner in Spartanburg, S.C., (1995, 1997 and 2004). ESPN billed the 11th Annual Southeastern SWAT Competition in Spartanburg April 28-May 1, 2004, as the National SWAT Challenge.
SWAT and Entry Team members:
- Stacy Conley (Team Commander)
- Paul Smith
- Jimmy Arndt
- Scott Barnes
- Jim Poole
- Jamey Blalock
- Fred McMurray
- Travis Brittain
- Kevin Putnam
- Brian Atkins
- Scott Norton
- Anthony Borja
- David Sisk (Mount Holly PD)
- Brad Myers (Mount Holly PD)
- David Lancaster (Belmont PD)
- Brian Lawrence (Gaston County Sheriff's Office)
- Rocky Smith (Gaston County Sheriff's Office)
- Stephen Strickland (Gaston County Sheriff's Office)
- Adrian Carpenter (Gaston County Sheriff's Office)
The SWAT Team also includes the Sniper Team.
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