Police in eastern Alabama arrested a man they say impersonated an officer and tried to arrest the mayor.

The Anniston Star reports that police say 59-year-old Bobby Beck showed up at City Hall in Weaver with a badge and a pistol on his belt and said he wanted to talk to Mayor Wayne Willis. When told the mayor wasn’t available, he held up a pair of handcuffs and said he’d be back later to arrest him.

Beck was being held on felony charges of impersonating a peace officer, making a terrorist threat and carrying a pistol without a permit. It wasn’t immediately clear from the report if he has a lawyer.

Police Chief Wayne Bush says Beck told police he worked for the FBI and planned to arrest Willis for working part-time as mayor.

Source: The Anniston Star, http://www.annistonstar.com/

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The Shocking Details

Members of the Flint, Michigan Police Department including the chief got a big shock during stun gun training.

The Flint Journal reports laughter filled the department’s roll call room as officers took turns getting jolted.

Officers begin carrying the weapons in early June. Chief James Tolbert says the move will help protect officers and anyone resisting an officer because it will cut down on physical contact. He was first in line during the training to get a shock.

Tolbert described the electric pulsing as being like a pounding, making it almost impossible to move. He says once the 5-second shock was over he could move. Tolbert says the department has policy set for stun gun use — and that now he knows what it feels like to get zapped, it should be an effective deterrent..

Source: The Flint Journal, http://www.mlive.com/flint