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Southeastern Allied Response Team
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.” Theodore Roosevelt |
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The Southeastern Allied Response Team was formed in August of 2006. Martins Ferry and Cambridge Police Departments combined their tactical teams and added new operators from Bellaire and Bridgeport Police Departments to form the large contingent. The founding of the regional team had became necessary due to an increase in violent crime and weapons, a major influx of crack cocaine into the southeastern region of Ohio, and more frequent requests for service due to barricaded subjects. All of these problems needed responded to with greater manpower and specialization. The southeastern area has required tactical response on numerous occasion over the last 5 years. The S.E.A.R. Team combined with Martins Ferry and Cambridge's former tactical teams have had over fifty callouts within this short period of time. All of the participating agencies involved in S.E.A.R. are located on major interstates and drug and criminal thoroughfares. This common trait insures a steady dose of activity for the team in the future. The S.E.A.R. Team is funded through mutual aid from participating agencies and supplemented by criminal seizures.
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