STOP is a SWAT team. They serve high risk warrants, handle hostage, shooter, barricaded subject situations etc... SERT is a riot/missing persons/search team. STOP also respond to crowd control/riot and are special weapons/less than lethal operators. Both are staffed by some full time team members. More @Wikipedia
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