Greg Roy
Lieutenant with the Maine State Police and former SWAT team commander who led the multi-jurisdictional response to a complex 19-hour hostage rescue with explosive threats, bringing expertise in tactical command, negotiations, and bomb-team integration.
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Mar 18, 2026 • 1h 23min
Hostage Rescue with IED Threat
Greg Roy, a Maine State Police lieutenant and former SWAT commander, shares his tactical leadership in a 19‑hour hostage rescue with bomb threats. He discusses rapid multi‑agency coordination. He describes negotiator and bomb‑tech integration, sniper and entry dilemmas, and how command and rest cycles were managed during a sprawling, unpredictable crisis.
