The Chillicothe Police Department is lending assistance to area police agencies through its S.P.I.D.E.R. team.

The Department said its Special Police Investigative Division and Emergency Response (S.P.I.D.E.R.) unit is lending its assistance to many area police agencies. Recently, it said the Brookfield Police Department requested assistance in serving a search warrant in the Brookfield area where there was a possible use of narcotics, stolen property, illegal weapons, and dangerous person(s). It said as a result of the search warrants, multiple suspects were arrested, narcotics were seized, stolen property was recovered, and a relationship between Brookfield PD and Chillicothe PD was built.

According to the department’s information online, the S.P.I.D.E.R. Unit was developed in 1990 because the City of Chillicothe was so isolated from other communities with tactical units. For that reason, it was felt that the Chillicothe Police Department needed to start its own tactical team for the safety of citizens and area residents.

In a post on Facebook Wednesday the Chillicothe Police Department said its S.P.I.D.E.R. Team can, and has been utilized by many area Police Agencies for assistance in any type of investigations and/or situations including critical and life-threatening incidents.