issued to patrol officers after additional required qualification(s). Specialty units including SWAT utilize select fire suppressed rifles (typically an AR variant), HK MP5 SMG's, shotguns and sniper weapon systems. Bike Unit The SPD's Bike Unit was the first mountain bike unit in the United States. In 2005, the department started testing the use of BlackBerry PDAs with bike patrol officers. These PDAs allowed officers on the streets access to police records when the use of regular mobile data computer is not available. Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum The Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum was a museum in the city's Pioneer Square neighborhood. Founded in 1997, it was dedicated to the history of the Seattle Police Department and of law enforcement in the Seattle metropolitan area. It claimed to be the largest police museum in the western United States until its closure in 2017 due to safety concerns because of the ongoing waterfront tunnel project. See also List of law enforcement agencies in Washington (state) List of terrorist incidents in Seattle List of United States state and local law enforcement agencies Murder of Timothy Brenton References External links Seattle Police Department SPD's listing at Officer Down Memorial Page. Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum – official site ACLU timeline of Seattle police accountability Police Municipal police departments of Washington (state) 1886 establishments in Washington Territory