SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — The San Diego Police Department is upgrading its Tasers to a model with better range, a more versatile firing system and far less voltage — improvements that may make the tool ...
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Jermaine Jones Jr. was riding with his uncle and father to get air for a tire the evening of Oct. 11, 2021, when officers from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office pulled the Chevrolet ...
4. What are the specific circumstances where TASERs can be used on psychiatric patients, patients with autism and patients with substance abuse/alcohol abuse issues? It’s important to note that ACEP’s ...
Mississippi law enforcement agencies are concerned about a House bill that would ban the use of tasers. State Rep. Omeria Scott (D-District 80) proposed House Bill 182, which would prohibit law ...
Stun guns — better known as Tasers, named after their manufacturer, Taser International — shoot two darts connected to wires. Once the darts hit their target, they release a high-voltage electric ...
Lumberton Police Chief Elsie Cowart said she believes the measure would be “a terrible thing for law enforcement.” ...
The Houston Police Department, over the course of four years of Taser use, has investigated 69 cases in which a complaint was made about how an officer discharged the stun device. The fact that only ...
SAN JOSE — A coalition of South Bay activists rallied outside the Santa Clara County Main Jail and a Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday morning against a county pilot program testing the use of stun ...
Howard County police officials are pressing their case to use electroshock weapons, though some County Council members are cautious about lifting a decades-old ban on them. Police say advanced ...