MISSION STATEMENT

The Williamson County Sheriffs Office recognizes that a team trained in the tactical aspects of police work can greatly reduce the risk of injuries or death to officers, citizens, or suspects while accomplishing its goal, the resolution of a volatile or potentially dangerous critical incident. It is the goal of the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) also known as SMT, Special Missions Team, to provide the community a highly motivated, well trained tactical team to assure the community it has an option to bring critical incidents to the safest possible conclusion with the overall goal of saving lives always being in our forethought.  The mission of the SWAT Team is to support the department and other public safety entities with a tactical response to certain critical incidents and community problems that are best solved by the application of advanced tactics and planning. The ultimate goal of this application of tactical expertise is to end these critical incidents and resolve these problems with no loss of life or injury to officers, innocent persons or suspects.