Special Response Team

Mission Statement:

The mission of the Martin Police Department Special Response Unit is to support the law enforcement agencies of  Weakley Counties by performing those operations which require specialized training and equipment.

The SRT responds to a variety of calls, including:

• Barricaded and armed suspects
• Hostage rescue
• Terrorist incidents.
• Serving of arrest and search warrants on felony suspects when intelligence indicates suspects may be armed or extremely dangerous
• Serving of arrest and search warrants on misdemeanor suspects when there is information to believe the suspect may be armed or that the service of the warrant presents a substantial risk to those serving the warrant