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Mike Williams’ 03.10.06 local cop news

Arizona: Rookie TPD officer kills suspect . 2nd such incident in less than a year; detectives call this one ‘suicide by cop’.

New York: The head of Islamic chaplains in the New York City Department of Correction said in a recent speech that the “greatest terrorists in the world occupy the White House,” Jews control the media, and Muslims are being tortured in Manhattan jails.

Alabama: Officer involved in deadly shooting. Authorities say police responding to domestic violence report confronted armed man.

Florida: One Man Dead After Fight with Sheriff’s Deputy. Sheriff David Shoar says a naked 42-year-old Robert Hamilton attacked Alli in the house and a violent fight ensued between the two. According to Shoar, the deputy had to defend himself using his fists, his flashlight, and his Taser weapon. Shoar says this is a classic example of excited delirium. It’s a new term that means a person is delirious and then during violence gets excited with a big shot of adrenaline.

Seattle: Conduct Unbecoming. A series on the King County SO.

New Jersey: Newark police officer shoots, kills man with gun.

Florida: The wife of an Army private now serving in Iraq, faces a $100-a-day fine for posting a ‘Support Our Troops’ sign in her yard. Homeowners’ association rules prohibit residents from posting most signs.

California: A 4 1/2-hour chase and standoff ended Wednesday when an alleged kidnapper got out of his van and surrendered to officers who had used armored vehicles to surround it on the Long Beach Freeway, authorities said.

Florida: Injured Collier deputy may have shot self.

Texas: Police justify use of Taser on diabetic man.

Texas: Lawman accused of improper use of Taser.

Missouri: Report: Taser not responsible for death of man in custody.

Texas: Texas Authorities say a West Texas sheriff’s deputy who wounded an unarmed suspected drug smuggler over the weekend fired 10 shots.

Virginia: Editorial - Make Tactics Fit the Crime (More on the Fairfax accidental SWAT shooting.

New York: NAACP critical of police shooting of a mentally ill woman.

New Jersey: Officer Dies in Crash While Chasing Car.

Mike Williams is the Assistant Chief of the Chattanooga TN police department and a 33 year law enforcement veteran. He was a SWAT officer for more than 25 years and teaches Tactical Team Commanders Courses for Team One Network www.teamonenetwork.com Asst. Chief Williams is a member of the IALEFI Board of Directors (www.ialefi.com ) and is chairman of the editorial committee. He also produces the daily Police Related News electronic newsletter which goes out to over 2,000 police officers in the US, Canada, Australia and South Africa on a daily basis and the weekly IALEFI newsletter.