Mike Williams’ 06.21.06 local cop news

June 21, 2006 08:03 AM •

Pennsylvania: Police sergeant caught napping in his patrol car. Faces disciplinary action after Chief Costa photographs him slumbering.

Tennessee: An inmate is in the hospital after being shot trying to strangle an officer to death.

D.C.: Federal police recruit women.

Los Angeles: LAPD - Cops Duel Over Police Facility. Much-needed modernization of buildings where some training takes place is held up while the city and the LAPD feud over ownership of the historic structures.

Indiana: Floyd County SWAT team gets medical support. Emergency medicine doctors volunteer their services.

Texas: Suspect in deputy’s shooting death surrenders in Louisiana after taking hostage.

Tennessee: Man dies after scuffle, Taser shocks from police.

Louisiana: Neutralizers: Fort Polk MPs take top honors at sniper course.

Connecticut: A Winsted man, who police say broke into his ex-girlfriend’s house Sunday and shot and wounded her boyfriend, apparently turned the gun on himself after a 15-hour standoff with police.

Canada: Sun writer Rob Lamberti rides along as the Durham Drug Enforcement Unit works to clean up the streets.

Florida: Fort Lauderdale officer hits, kills pedestrian on Federal Highway.

Louisiana: Officer dragged over 100 feet during traffic stop.

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Mike Williams, TeamOne Network

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.