Mike Williams’ 10.09.06 local cop news

October 09, 2006 10:15 AM •

Arizona: A man accused of opening fire on a Maricopa County sheriff’s SWAT team with a fully automatic M-16 rifle during a raid at his west Phoenix home early Thursday is being held on $500,000 bond.

Florida: Retired FBI SWAT leader weighs in on police shooting of Angilo Freeland.

Texas: Shooting at Lower Valley store leaves man dead.

Arkansas: Bay man dies after stun-gun shock.

Texas: Deputies hit man with Taser to end standoff.

Arizona: Taser says wrongful death lawsuit dropped.

Ohio: Council votes to end SWAT team.

Tennessee: A neighborhood was evacuated and a community is in shock after a gunman tied up a man and slashed his throat. That led to a stand-off in Bradley County, Tennessee and ended with the gunman taking his own life.

Pennsylvania: John Mazzeo, the former head of Easton’s now-disbanded SWAT team is one of seven trying for police chief job.

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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.