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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 6, 2012

L.A. Sheriff Orders More Model 870 Less-Lethal Shotguns

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has purchased an additional 300 Remington Model 870 shotguns for less-lethal use, the Remington Arms Co. announced.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 1, 2011

Michigan May Allow Residents To Carry Stun Guns

Michigan would become the 45th state to allow residents to carry stun guns for self-defense if Gov. Rick Snyder signs a measure now circulating in the state's legislature. Wisconsin added its name to the list on Nov. 1.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 30, 2011

Ariz. Agency Upgrades All Officers To TASER X2 ECDs

The Chandler (Ariz.) Police Department purchased TASER X2 electronic control devices (ECDs) under a company trade-in program expiring at the end of the year, according to TASER International.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 14, 2011

Video: '60 Minutes' Questions Officers' TASER Use

CBS' "60 Minutes" news magazine on Sunday included a segment exploring the use of TASER devices by law enforcement officers that suggested officers overuse the less-lethal devices.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 8, 2011

Video: Occupy Oakland Videographer Struck by Less-Lethal Round

An Occupy Oakland videographer who says he wanted to film police response to the protests captured himself being struck by a non-lethal round fired by an officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 3, 2011

N.Y. Bodybuilder Dies After Fighting Cops

The Colonie (N.Y.) Police officers who subdued a weightlifter who later died appear to have acted appropriately, according to Chief Steven Heider. Responding officers stopped Chad Brothers, 32, who was tearing up a Gold's Gym in a one-man riot on Monday.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 24, 2011

Video: Utah Cops Use Pepper-Spray On Fans at High School Game

Roosevelt (Utah) Police officers used pepper spray on fans and players at a high school football game to break up a post-game celebration.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 22, 2011

Vermont State Police Revise TASER Policy

The Vermont State Police has agreed to make changes to its policy covering the use of TASERs that would require troopers to give "special consideration" to those who have cognitive impairments.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 21, 2011

Pittsburgh Pays Attorneys $62K for $269 Stun-Gun Award

The Pittsburgh City Council has agreed to pay $62,000 in attorney fees to a man awarded $269 by a federal jury who ruled police were wrong to use a stun gun on him.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 20, 2011

Ninth Circuit: Stun Gun Use Excessive In 2 Cases

The use of stun guns against two resistive subjects in Seattle and Maui was excessive, a federal appeals court ruled earlier this week. An 11-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued the rulings in the two cases from 2006 and 2004.

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