SWAT TEAM WAITS ON EQUIPMENT; SUSPENSION BLAMED ON WRONG GEAR DELIVERED AND OTHER ORDERS NOT PLACED.(Local) From: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) | Date: March 4, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of The Herald Co. by the Gale Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Sue Weibezahl Staff writer

Concerns over equipment prompted members of the Onondaga County Sheriff's Department SWAT team to render the team inactive earlier this week, Undersheriff Warren Darby said.

"We're hoping to resolve this and get our team operational again as soon as possible," Darby said.

The Special Weapons and Tactics Team, composed of 47 sheriff's department employees, volunteers its time to be trained to respond in emergencie...