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Newsby Staff WriterApril 2, 2009

Man Dies After Being Tasered by Florida Deputy

A Parkland man who was Tasered on Tuesday during a scuffle with Broward sheriff's deputies in front of the Sawgrass Infiniti car dealership in Tamarac has died in the hospital, according to authorities.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 26, 2009

TASER Foundation to Hold 'Takin' the Ride' Charity Motorcycle Event on Sunday

The TASER Foundation for Fallen Officers will hold its fourth annual "Takin' the Ride" motorcycle event on March 29, as part of Arizona Bike Week. Victory Motorcycles, Big Dog Motorcycles, and the Blue Knights Chapter VI of Arizona are co-hosting the event.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 13, 2009

TASER Unveils Evidence Recording and Storage Solution Centered on the AXON On-Body System

Saying that “we are expanding our vision,” TASER International CEO Rick Smith told a Web audience that the company has developed the AXON and its new Evidence.com video storage solution to protect officers on the streets and in the courtroom “until the last gavel drops.”

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 13, 2009

TASER International Memorializes TASER Inventor Jack Cover

TASER International releases the following statement from Rick and Tom Smith, co-founders of TASER International, on the passing of John H. “Jack” Cover. Cover, the original inventor of the TASER technology, passed away at the age of 88 at his home near Los Angeles, Calif. on Feb. 7, 2009, due to Alzheimer’s disease and pneumonia.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 13, 2009

TASER Inventor Jack Cover, 88, Dies

Jack Cover, an aerospace scientist who invented the Taser stun gun – a device used by thousands of law enforcement agencies to subdue unruly offenders with electrical shocks – has died. He was 88.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 11, 2008

S.C. Deputy Won’t Face Civil Rights Charges for Tasering Handcuffed Suspect

Green was stunned initially several times after he wouldn’t give up his hands to be cuffed and was shocked twice again after he was cuffed because he refused to spit out crack cocaine in his mouth, the incident report said.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 2, 2008

UK Government to Fund 10,000 TASER X26 Electronic Control Devices

TASER International announced that the United Kingdom government intends to fund 10,000 TASER X26 Electronic Control Devices (ECDs) for police officers in England and Wales, now that a successful pilot program has concluded.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 22, 2008

Charlotte Police Find TASER, Knives, and Gun in Wounded Suspect's Van

A convicted felon who was critically injured by Charlotte-Mecklenburg officers Thursday night may be the only one who knows why he was in a van with a gun, a Taser, two folding knives and a bulletproof vest.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 20, 2008

N.C. Sheriff's Official Apologizes for Tasering of Man at Funeral

A North Carolina sheriff's official has apologized for plunging a funeral into chaos when undercover agents tried to arrest the dead man's son -- and used a Taser on him in the process.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 20, 2008

Colorado Officer Shoots Suspect Who Tasered Cop Outside Wal-Mart

A Lakewood, Colo., police officer shot a suspect in the stomach after the man used a Taser on a fellow officer during a struggle today in a Wal-Mart parking lot, authorities say.

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