AHC: Earlier SWAT-like police forces

Would it have been possible for American police forces to establish forces similar to OTL's SWAT than they did in OTL 1960s-70s, like the interwar period? Could a stronger showing from organized crime force their hand? If so, what sort of equipment what they use?
 
Wasn´t there a special police unit during Capone´s reign ? (Also they didn´t had special equipment) (I think, they made a movie about it). Maybe Veterans of special Units from military branches during the World Wars are recruited for the police forces, their equipment is adapted ?
 

Wallet

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Detectives figure out when the Lindenburg baby is. When police surround the house but the people inside are armed and a standoff occurs.

In the end the baby dies along with several officers. In OTL the kidnapping alone made kidnapping a federal offense. A standoff would see the creation of a military like unit for this purpose
 
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