NORTHWESTCRISIS NEGOTIATIONS

The Northwest Crisis Negotiations Team (NWCNT) was originally started by one member from the Williams County Sheriff’s Office and one from the Williston Police Department in early 2016.

NWCNT has a total of 9 team members. The members work their normal shifts for the agencies and are on call for situations that require the NWCNT.

The NWCNT equipment has been very beneficial to both the Negotiations and SWAT team in various situations. The team continues to attend regular trainings including the NTOA Crisis Negotiators Conference.

The NWCNT responds to suicidal subjects, barricaded subjects, hostage situations, mental crisis situations, and responds simultaneously with the SWAT team call outs In 2021 the team responded to 6 incidents, one being in Divide County The NWCNT continues to be an asset to the Northwest Region

Sergeant Detective Sam Aide

Williston Police Department

Northwest Crisis Negotiations Team Member