Whitehall SWAT Training
Whitehall Police SWAT officers training late Tuesday night November 28, 2006 at Etna Elementary School.
The SWAT team tries to hold monthly training sessions of varying degrees and Tuesday nights session was a little more detailed and lasted about 8 hours. The main scenario featured several bank robbery suspects that took refuge in the school, barricaded themselves and took hostages. Negotiations with the suspects took more than 2 hours before SWAT was able to take control of the situation and rescue the hostages. No children where in the school at the time of the drills.
!['Wounded suspect' Craig Harman lays on the floor of Etna Elementary School as Whitehall Police SWAT officers make a sweep of rooms and hallways during training late Tuesday night November 28, 2006. The SWAT team tries to hold monthly training sessions of varying degrees and Tuesday nights session was a little more detailed and lasted about 8 hours. The main scenario featured several bank robbery suspects that took refuge in the school, barricaded themselves and took hostages. Negotiations with the suspects took more than 2 hours before SWAT was able to take control of the situation and rescue the hostages. No children where in the school at the time of the drills. Harman is an Army Staff Sergeant who is a recruiter based in Whitehall and several other Army buddies volunteered to be suspects in the monthly training excursive that included the hostage taking scenario and several rounds of 'hide & seek'. NEED MORE INFORMATION: call Whitehall Detective (and SWAT officer) Todd Horning 246-7420 office, 205-7254 cell. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]](https://i0.wp.com/www.jamesdecamp.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/20061128SWATWILDART01.jpg)
‘Wounded suspect’ Craig Harman lays on the floor of Etna Elementary School as Whitehall Police SWAT officers make a sweep of rooms and hallways during training late Tuesday night November 28, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)
!['Wounded suspect' Craig Harman lays on the floor of Etna Elementary School as Whitehall Police SWAT officers make a sweep of rooms and hallways during training late Tuesday night November 28, 2006. The SWAT team tries to hold monthly training sessions of varying degrees and Tuesday nights session was a little more detailed and lasted about 8 hours. The main scenario featured several bank robbery suspects that took refuge in the school, barricaded themselves and took hostages. Negotiations with the suspects took more than 2 hours before SWAT was able to take control of the situation and rescue the hostages. No children where in the school at the time of the drills. Harman is an Army Staff Sergeant who is a recruiter based in Whitehall and several other Army buddies volunteered to be suspects in the monthly training excursive that included the hostage taking scenario and several rounds of 'hide & seek'. NEED MORE INFORMATION: call Whitehall Detective (and SWAT officer) Todd Horning 246-7420 office, 205-7254 cell. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]](https://i0.wp.com/www.jamesdecamp.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/20061128SWATWILDART02.jpg)
‘Wounded suspect’ Craig Harman lays on the floor of Etna Elementary School as Whitehall Police SWAT officers make a sweep of rooms and hallways during training late Tuesday night November 28, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)
![Scott Miller, left, and Rex Adkin, right, watch for suspects as the Whitehall Police SWAT team make a sweep of rooms and hallways of Etna Elementary School during training late Tuesday night November 28, 2006. The SWAT team tries to hold monthly training sessions of varying degrees and Tuesday nights session was a little more detailed and lasted about 8 hours. The main scenario featured several bank robbery suspects that took refuge in the school, barricaded themselves and took hostages. Negotiations with the suspects took more than 2 hours before SWAT was able to take control of the situation and rescue the hostages. No children where in the school at the time of the drills. Harman is an Army Staff Sergeant who is a recruiter based in Whitehall and several other Army buddies volunteered to be suspects in the monthly training excursive that included the hostage taking scenario and several rounds of 'hide & seek'. NEED MORE INFORMATION: call Whitehall Detective (and SWAT officer) Todd Horning 246-7420 office, 205-7254 cell. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]](https://i0.wp.com/www.jamesdecamp.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/20061128SWATWILDART03.jpg)
Scott Miller, left, and Rex Adkin, right, watch for suspects as the Whitehall Police SWAT team make a sweep of rooms and hallways of Etna Elementary School during training late Tuesday night November 28, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)
![Sgt. Mark Newcomb, left w/ pistol, and Scott Miller, right, watch for suspects as the Whitehall Police SWAT team make a sweep of rooms and hallways of Etna Elementary School during training late Tuesday night November 28, 2006. The SWAT team tries to hold monthly training sessions of varying degrees and Tuesday nights session was a little more detailed and lasted about 8 hours. The main scenario featured several bank robbery suspects that took refuge in the school, barricaded themselves and took hostages. Negotiations with the suspects took more than 2 hours before SWAT was able to take control of the situation and rescue the hostages. No children where in the school at the time of the drills. Harman is an Army Staff Sergeant who is a recruiter based in Whitehall and several other Army buddies volunteered to be suspects in the monthly training excursive that included the hostage taking scenario and several rounds of 'hide & seek'. NEED MORE INFORMATION: call Whitehall Detective (and SWAT officer) Todd Horning 246-7420 office, 205-7254 cell. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]](https://i0.wp.com/www.jamesdecamp.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/20061128SWATWILDART04.jpg)
Sgt. Mark Newcomb, left w/ pistol, and Scott Miller, right, watch for suspects as the Whitehall Police SWAT team make a sweep of rooms and hallways of Etna Elementary School during training late Tuesday night November 28, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)
![Scott Miller, right, opens a classroom door to make entry as other officers watch for suspects as the Whitehall Police SWAT team make a sweep of rooms and hallways of Etna Elementary School during training late Tuesday night November 28, 2006. The SWAT team tries to hold monthly training sessions of varying degrees and Tuesday nights session was a little more detailed and lasted about 8 hours. The main scenario featured several bank robbery suspects that took refuge in the school, barricaded themselves and took hostages. Negotiations with the suspects took more than 2 hours before SWAT was able to take control of the situation and rescue the hostages. No children where in the school at the time of the drills. Harman is an Army Staff Sergeant who is a recruiter based in Whitehall and several other Army buddies volunteered to be suspects in the monthly training excursive that included the hostage taking scenario and several rounds of 'hide & seek'. NEED MORE INFORMATION: call Whitehall Detective (and SWAT officer) Todd Horning 246-7420 office, 205-7254 cell. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]](https://i0.wp.com/www.jamesdecamp.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/20061128SWATWILDART05.jpg)
Scott Miller, right, opens a classroom door to make entry as other officers watch for suspects as the Whitehall Police SWAT team make a sweep of rooms and hallways of Etna Elementary School during training late Tuesday night November 28, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)
![The Whitehall Police SWAT team makes a sweep of rooms and hallways of Etna Elementary School during training late Tuesday night November 28, 2006. The SWAT team tries to hold monthly training sessions of varying degrees and Tuesday nights session was a little more detailed and lasted about 8 hours. The main scenario featured several bank robbery suspects that took refuge in the school, barricaded themselves and took hostages. Negotiations with the suspects took more than 2 hours before SWAT was able to take control of the situation and rescue the hostages. No children where in the school at the time of the drills. Harman is an Army Staff Sergeant who is a recruiter based in Whitehall and several other Army buddies volunteered to be suspects in the monthly training excursive that included the hostage taking scenario and several rounds of 'hide & seek'. NEED MORE INFORMATION: call Whitehall Detective (and SWAT officer) Todd Horning 246-7420 office, 205-7254 cell. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]](https://i0.wp.com/www.jamesdecamp.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/20061128SWATWILDART06.jpg)
The Whitehall Police SWAT team makes a sweep of rooms and hallways of Etna Elementary School during training late Tuesday night November 28, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)
![Sgt. Dan Wardlow and the Whitehall Police SWAT team makes a sweep of rooms and hallways of Etna Elementary School during training late Tuesday night November 28, 2006. The SWAT team tries to hold monthly training sessions of varying degrees and Tuesday nights session was a little more detailed and lasted about 8 hours. The main scenario featured several bank robbery suspects that took refuge in the school, barricaded themselves and took hostages. Negotiations with the suspects took more than 2 hours before SWAT was able to take control of the situation and rescue the hostages. No children where in the school at the time of the drills. Harman is an Army Staff Sergeant who is a recruiter based in Whitehall and several other Army buddies volunteered to be suspects in the monthly training excursive that included the hostage taking scenario and several rounds of 'hide & seek'. NEED MORE INFORMATION: call Whitehall Detective (and SWAT officer) Todd Horning 246-7420 office, 205-7254 cell. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]](https://i0.wp.com/www.jamesdecamp.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/20061128SWATWILDART07.jpg)
Sgt. Dan Wardlow and the Whitehall Police SWAT team makes a sweep of rooms and hallways of Etna Elementary School during training late Tuesday night November 28, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)
Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses.
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