Tacoma Police Department

In the year 1874, Tacoma was incorporated and appointed its first town Marshal Howard Carr.

A few years later, the unit was renamed the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team.

[7] On March 3, 2020, Manuel Ellis, a black man, died while in TPD custody.

[8] On December 2, 2023, Officers Matthew Collins and Christopher Burbank were found not guilty.

[9] In 2021, several people were hit by an officer in a police car, causing multiple injuries.