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The Cranston Police Special Reaction Team consists of twenty-two officers who are

specially trained and equipped to respond to critical incidents where public and officer
safety may be a concern. The Cranston Police Special Reaction Team is certified by

both the Rhode Island Commission on Police Officers Standards and Training and,
nationally, by the

Commission on
Accreditation for Law

Enforcement Agencies.

The primary goal of the

Special Reaction Team is
to save lives. This is
achieved by deploying a

team of selected
personnel who are trained

in tactics, the use of
weapons, specialized
equipment, and who are physically and mentally conditioned to deal with special

threat situations or to resolve high threat incidents. The team is available upon the
request of the Chief of Police to deal with situations such as barricaded suspects,

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