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Mike Williams’ 05.22.06 local cop news

Virginia: A Second Police Funeral, a Mosaic of Grief. Another Saturday in Fairfax Is Given Over to Mourning After May 8 Attack on a Station.

Chattanooga: SWAT Officers Arrest Man After Multi-Hour Standoff.

D.C.: Probe finds air marshals at risk.

Las Vegas: No word on police shooting. Department won’t discuss why detectives shot handcuffed teen.

Oklahoma: Tulsa Deputy Chief Bill Wells is reassigned: He had been acting chief while Chief Dave Been was on leave.

Maine: Taser training in Portland.

Academic Emergency Medicine: Cardiac Monitoring of Human Subjects Exposed to the Taser.

Florida: A police reports says alcohol and cocaine use contributed to the death of a 34-year-old man who lost consciousness after police shot him with a Taser during a confrontation last month.

Florida: 3 disciplined in fake police takedown. Police officers staged a mock arrest for a pair of Tampa Bay Buccaneers players who were tagging along last month “to show … how we conduct takedowns,” a Police Department investigation released Friday says.

New Jersey: Shooting of Indian rattled cops. “We’re surrounded,” a frantic New Jersey Park Police officer tells a dispatcher over the phone. “We got people coming from all over the place.” =

Nevada: Sparks police arrested a man who they say swung a frying pan at an officer after confronting hostage negotiators and SWAT team members.

New Jersey: Grand jury to hear of SWAT shooting.

Ohio: Cincinnati police capture most award. City cops recognized for bravery, investigative excellence.

Ohio: Odd-sounding Taser Clinic study has serious aim.

Alabama: Police officer attacked by two pit bulls.

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.