 Williams was born in Carmarthen, Wales, and joined the Dyfed-Powys Police in April 1975 and was stationed at Llanelli where he was mainly in the Road Traffic Department during which time he achieved the covetted Grade 1 Police Advanced Driving Certificate.He is also a trained Police Motorcyclist.Following spells at Llandeilo and Ammanford Police Stations (where he had spells in the CID), he retired in February 1993.