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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 11, 2015

NYPD Spending $4.5M to Give More Officers TASERs

The NYPD wants to expand its arsenal of TASERs to give officers more nonlethal alternatives to their service weapons when dealing with criminals and mentally disturbed individuals.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 25, 2015

California Officer Slashed in Face During Encounter with Mentally Ill Man

A California Highway Patrol officer was slashed in the face with a sharp object early Tuesday in the town of Livingston during an encounter with a reportedly mentally ill man. The man was Tasered and taken into custody.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 5, 2015

Tulsa PD Receives 200 Donated TASERs

The Tulsa (Okla.) Police Department received a donation of 200 Tasers from the Tulsa Police Department Foundation. In an unanimous decision, the Tulsa City Council accepted the donation on behalf of the Tulsa Police Department.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 5, 2015

TASER to Acquire MediaSolv to Broaden Digital Evidence Management Solutions

Mediasolv's customers include an additional 7 major cities, bringing the total number of major city agencies on TASER's digital platform to 23.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 14, 2015

TASER Introduces Standard Issue Grant Program

TASER International's Standard Issue Grant Program is designed to help make full deployments of the company's weapons, cameras, or both more affordable. Up to $400 per officer in grants are available when an agency makes Smart Weapons or Axon technologies standard issue.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 13, 2015

Video: 73-Year-Old Oklahoma Reserve Deputy Accidentally Shoots, Kills Suspect

The Tulsa County (Okla.) Sheriff's Officer has released a video of an incident in which a 73-year-old reserve deputy shot and killed a suspect April 2 during an undercover operation. The reserve deputy has told investigators he believed he was holding a Taser, not a gun, when the shooting occurred.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 10, 2015

TASER Makes First Significant Axon Sale in UK Market

TASER International has announced the purchase of 178 Axon body-worn video cameras and a one-year subscription to Evidence.com by the City of London Police Department. This order was received and shipped in the first quarter of 2015.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 31, 2015

Charlotte Purchases 1,425 TASER AXON Body-Worn Cameras

TASER has announced that several large AXON cameras orders were received from domestic law enforcement agencies, including 1,425 AXON body and flex cameras for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg (N.C.) Police Department.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 26, 2015

Experts Weigh In on the Case of Pennsylvania Officer Facing Homicide Charges

A Hummelstown, Pa., police officer employed a TASER on David Kassick Feb. 2, but ended up fatally shooting him after he didn't obey commands to show his hands.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 13, 2015

Video: N.J. Department Happy with TASER Axon Body Cams

Six months in, wearing TASER Axon cameras is part of the daily routine for officers of the Evesham Township (N.J.) Police Department, and the agency has benefited from their use.

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