Mike Williams’ Local Cop News: July 16, 2007

July 16, 2007 06:00 AM •

Kansas: A private security company will pay the government $18-million dollars for not properly training and equipping security guards at Ft. Riley and seven other military installations

Washington: The Castle Rock man fatally shot by SWAT team officers last month was drunk and had meth in his system and left officers no choice but to shoot when he came at them with a club

New York: Gun expert, author dies in Brookfield accident

Illinois: Chicago Suburb Waukegan in uproar over alleged racist police program

Wisconsin: Sheriff’s Department says a deputy who opened fire on a car in the parking lot of a supermarket did the right thing

Ohio: Most suspects calm at mere sight of Taser

Canada: Suspect shot by Quebec SWAT team=

Georgia: Dougherty County officials say they’re forming a SWAT team

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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.