Tag: TASER: Page 19

Weapons

Missouri Voters Reject TASER Ban

Proposition 2 would have created an ordinance making it a Class A misdemeanor for any law enforcement agency or individual to threaten to use or activate any conducted electrical device within city limits.

November 3, 2010

Technology

Arizona LEA Issues TASER Head Cams to Officers

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 26, 2010

Weapons

TASER X12/XREP Demo

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 24, 2010

Patrol

Mehserle's Attorney Wants New Trial

In requesting a new trial, defense lawyer Michael Rains said information released by TASER International Inc. after the trial undermined Alameda County prosecutor David Stein's statement that no officer has ever mistook his black sidearm for a yellow TASER.

October 4, 2010

Patrol

Knife-Wielding Man Killed by NYPD After Pulling Out TASER Probes

Emmanuel Paulino, 24, shrugged off the TASER darts that cops first used outside his Inwood apartment building and lunged at officers, who fired at least nine times, killing him, police said.

October 3, 2010

Weapons

Wyoming Man Douses Himself In Paint to Avoid TASER

When Cheyenne (Wyo.) Police officers Joshua Thorton and James Womak arrived at the home of Brian Mattert earlier this month on a domestic disturbance call, they found the man covered in white latex paint.

September 25, 2010

Weapons

Texas DPS Places Fourth Largest LE TASER Order Ever

TASER International has received an order for 2,748 X26 ECDs from the Texas Department of Public Safety. It's the fourth largest law enforcement order in company history.

September 2, 2010

Patrol

TASER Hosts Public Safety Seminar

TASER International's Refuse To Be A Victim program helps citizens increase personal safety by encouraging the public to make the decision not to be a victim. The program teaches individuals to develop an overall personal safety strategy before any safety concerns arise.

August 22, 2010

Training

BART Verdict: Consider a Weak-Hand TASER Draw

It is essential that trainers put officers through their paces with training that is dynamic, stress-inducing, and requires officers to make force-options decisions that truly test the officer's ability to be ready for stressful encounters on the street.

July 9, 2010

Patrol

Trainer Says Mehserle Was Trained In TASER Use

Lehman also testified that a right-handed officer such as Mehserle was not allowed to position the Taser next to the pistol on the right hip unless he aimed the weapon's handle in the opposite direction, making only a left-handed draw possible.

June 23, 2010

Weapons

Sacramento PD Won't Boycott TASER As Part of City's 'Economic Sanctions'

The department, which has a contract with Scottsdale-based TASER, said it would continue to purchase equipment from the company.

June 17, 2010

Patrol

MLB Players Applaud Philly Cop for TASERing Field-Jumping Fan

While some question the use of force on a teen who ran on to the field as a lark, plenty of players, baseball officials and security officers say it's difficult to make that determination in the moment. Recalling the stabbing of tennis star Monica Seles in 1993, and the beating of Royals first base coach Tom Gamboa in 2002, they stressed the need to feel safe on the field.

May 5, 2010