Mike Williams’ 12.14.06 local cop news

December 14, 2006 05:07 AM •

Maryland: Serving a warrant is fraught with risk.

Minnesota: Police Training: To shoot or not to shoot?

North Carolina: ‘How could this happen?’ It turns out a New Hanover County grand jury did not find sufficient evidence this week to indict former sheriff’s deputy Christopher M. Long on a murder charge, but the foreman of an 18-member panel mistakenly checked a box on a form indicating it did.

Nevada: The settlement of a lawsuit against the Front Sight Firearms Training Institute near Pahrump appears to be falling apart. During a hearing in San Jose, the company admitted it had not lived up to the terms of the agreement.

Idaho: When giants walked the earth. An article about Jeff Cooper and his teachings.

Florida: NAACP continues questioning Ft. Lauderdale police shooting.

Canada: Teens transforming disposable cameras into weapons.

Los Angeles: LAPD gets new database to track officer conduct.

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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.