The Atlantic County Regional SWAT Team is a multi-agency, regional tactical team in Atlantic County commanded by the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.  The team is comprised of members from various police agencies within Atlantic County including the Absecon Police Department. The Absecon Police Department currently has one officer assigned to the county SWAT Team.

The SWAT Team is responsible for resolving situations requiring extraordinary police actions, tactics, or equipment.  The goal of SWAT is to resolve high-risk situations while preserving life and limiting hazards to citizens, police personnel and suspects.  The SWAT Team’s activities include, but are not limited to, the following missions: high-risk warrant service, barricaded suspects, hostage situations, surveillance and intelligence gathering, drug raids, dignitary protection, tactical operations, crowd control/riot duties and any other specialized operation outside the scope of normal patrol officer duties.

SWAT candidates must undergo a demanding testing process to be selected as a member of SWAT. The testing process includes approval from the officer’s Chief Executive at their agency, followed by a physical fitness test, firearms qualification, oral interview conducted by SWAT Team Leaders and a psychiatric evaluation. Officers are required to achieve high evaluations during the testing process and maintain those high standards throughout their time on the team. Officers accepted to the county SWAT team go through a year-long probationary period and are expected to pass the same physical fitness and firearms qualification standards each year as part of annual testing.

SWAT Team members attend regular team training including specialized training in areas of breaching barricades, less-lethal munitions, emergency medical aid, and sniper/observer duties. SWAT Team members are on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week to respond to emergent situations within Atlantic County. The SWAT Team works closely with members of the Atlantic County Crisis/Hostage Negotiations Team to accomplish their missions.