Equipment
The ETF use the MP5A3 9 mm submachine gun, Remington 700 bolt-action sniper rifle, Remington 870 shotgun, and the Diemaco C8 carbine. Less than lethal options are also at the disposal of team members: these include the X26 Tasers, pepper spray (OC Spray) and Tear Gas (CS Gas) and Rubber Bullets or bean bag rounds. ETF also operates Northrop Grumman Remotec Andros MK V1A bomb disposal remote robots to defuse suspected bombs or suspicious objects. The newest robot used by the team is the Remotec Andros F6B.
The vehicles used by the team include the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor and the Chevrolet Suburban. The ETF also have an armoured car which can be used to rescue injured civilians or officers. The current armoured car, an Armet Armored Vehicles Trooper was put into service during the summer of 2005.
Currently, the Toronto Police Service does not have its own helicopter, but has access to the helicopters from York and Durham Regional Police, along with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
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