Springfield (Ill.) Police leaders defended an officer who subdued a combative, pregnant women by using the "drive stun" mode on his TASER during an argument in a Best Buy parking lot. Read the full story here.
April 4, 2013
Family members of a man arrested for public intoxication and resisting arrest have questioned an officer's use of a TASER while he was being held at the Millvale (Pa.) Police station. Read the full story here.
January 8, 2013
A McAlester (Okla.) Police officer has been suspended for using his TASER on an intoxicated woman who spit on him during the jail booking process. Read the full story here.
September 11, 2012
Casslebury (Fla.) Police officers deployed three TASER shots on a jaywalker who refused to show his ID and resisted arrest. Read the full story here.
July 16, 2012
TASER produced this demo showing how images from its TASER Axon officer-mounted video system compare with images from an on-body system and a dash-mounted system.
July 11, 2012
A school resource officer with the Kernersville (N.C.) PD used a TASER to subdue a student when two students began swinging at each other Monday at East Forsyth High School.
January 13, 2012
CBS' "60 Minutes" on Nov. 13 included a segment addressing the use of TASERs by officers.
November 14, 2011
An Arizona couple were arrested July 8 and charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and second-degree assault on a police officer after this incident at a Walmart in Foley, Ala.
July 14, 2011
TASER's Steve Tuttle, vice president of communications, demonstrates the X2 ECD for KTVK Channel 3.
May 8, 2011
Pittsburgh Police officers attempted to subdue a rowdy man at a Pirates game with a TASER, and then used baton strikes to bring him into custody. Read, "Pittsburgh Police Reviewing Force Used On Fan," for the full story.
April 12, 2011
A naked jogger wearing nothing but swimming goggles took a nasty fall when a West Melbourne (Fla.) Police officer TASERed him to the ground in mid-October.
November 11, 2010
The Lake Havasu (Ariz.) PD added the TASER Axon point-of-view head camera as part of the standard uniform for it's officers, making it the eighth department in the country to do so. TASER CEO Rick Smith talks about the Axon's audio/video recording capabilities and other benefits of the Bluetooth-sized camera. Source: NBC's Channel 12.
October 27, 2010
TASER International produced this demo of its less-lethal Mossberg X-12 modified 12-gauge and XREP projectile. The demo is recorded using a head-mounted AXON recording system.
October 25, 2010
A fan waving a rally towel runs onto the field at Citizens Bank Park during the Phillies/Cardinals game. An officer eventually uses his stun gun. Raul Ibanez ducks in deep left and Ryan Howard covers his mouth with glove, in attempt to hide his laughter.
May 4, 2010
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