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Mike Williams’ Local Cop News: April 27, 2007

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Maryland: County officer injured by fellow officer dies. Officer graduated from academy last year

Texas: Jerel Lamar wanted to kill a lot of people. That’s what the SWAT suspect’s brother tells police. Man charged in Northeast Austin standoff threatened to make Virginia Tech killings “look like a walk in the park”. Officials release new details about exchange of gunfire between police and suspect

Texas: Joint police training exercise gives departments practice for school violence

New Jersey: Police training planned in wake Va. Tech slayings

Nevada: Reno police to conduct SWAT exercise at Bishop Manogue High School.

Wisconsin: Tosa principals receive gun training

Arizona: Security forces join SWAT training exercise

North Carolina: SWAT weapons theft prompts policy review

Baltimore: Baltimore city police said they might have their first Taser gun fatality on their hands after an officer used one on a suspect wanted on drug charges

South Carolina: State police and the Charleston County coroner’s office are investigating the death of a man shot in the leg and later shocked by a police officer’s Taser

Texas: Deputies shoot one man, Taser another

California: Man threatens residents and officers with a large hunting knife. Subdued with Taser and Bean Bag rounds

Arkansas: Shooting at IHOP ruled an accident; deputy admonished, told by Mask to attend firearms course

Tennessee: FBI, TBI take over investigation into police shooting

Maryland: Montgomery County Police Officer dies of injuries

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.