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Cook County prosecutors announced the charges on Wednesday, alleging that the Park Forest police officer was reckless in his use of less-lethal weapons in an attempt to arrest a 95-year-old man.
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The state's education commissioner should ban the use of Tasers, pepper spray, and other "less-than-lethal" weapons in all public schools, according to a request delivered this week from the ACLU and six other civil rights groups.
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Mace Security's Take Down offers a complete line of OC and OC/CS blended sprays; now available in canisters using Omnidirectional Technology. SHOT Show Booth #20141
Read More →In a letter to law enforcement agencies, Attorney General John Hoffman said use of Karbon Arms' MPID stun gun has been suspended indefinitely. State police determined the device exposes officers to potential injury.
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Huntington Beach (Calif.) Police officers arrested seven people, including a man who struck an officer with a skateboard, during a wild melee Sunday after the U.S. Open of Surfing.
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TASER International, Inc. has introduced the StrikeLight LED flashlight, a personal defense flashlight with an integrated stun gun.
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A St. Paul (Minn.) Police officer has been fired for using pepper spray in the ear of a suspect who resisted arrest after allegedly threatening an ex-girlfriend.
Read More →The Oregon State Police have launched an investigation into an incident Sunday when a trooper used a TASER on a naked, 11-year-old girl to stop her from crossing Interstate 5.
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You have to make split-second decisions when it comes to use of force while effecting an arrest. Training in strategy and tactics, control and verbal techniques, and proper use of force are essential for you to make proper decisions.
Read More →Casselberry (Fla.) Police officers TASERed a 22-year-old man after he knocked on a door, stripped naked, and spat on an officer's face. Thomas Edwards told responding officers he came to the house to propose marriage to his girlfriend, who had told him to strip naked.
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