The Weatherford/Parker County SWAT Team's primary mission is the resolution of dangerous and/or difficult police situations outside the realm of the ordinary patrol response, through the use of developed skills, tactics and specialized equipment and capabilities. The team is responsible for addressing special threat situations including serving high-risk search and arrest warrant, barricaded subjects, hostage situations and engaging heavily armed or fortified criminals.
The Weatherford/Parker County SWAT team is a part-time team from members who participate in this specialized unit as a collateral duty to their regular assignments. In addition to their regular duties, SWAT personnel train 16 hours each month on a variety of tactics. Personnel assigned to the SWAT team are subject to call back 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to handle any SWAT related incident.
Commander David Smith of the Weatherford Police Department is the SWAT Commander for the specialized unit. He has an additional one additional team leader from the Parker County Sheriff's Office.