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Training

(Video) TASER Tactics and Training

LAPD Captain Greg Meyer (ret.) discusses some of the mistakes that officers make when attempting to deploy a TASER, and how tactics and training can help fix those mistakes.

April 24, 2019

Patrol

Violent Subject Deploys Officer's TASER on Officer During Struggle

Officers with the Smyrna (GA) Police Department were engaged in a violent struggle with a dangerous subject when the man gained control of one of the officer's TASER and deployed it on one of the officers.

January 16, 2019

Patrol

Video Released from Incident where Indiana Officer was Tased in Face by Suspect

The suspect reportedly grabbed the Taser off the officer's belt when both men fell during a struggle. He then drive stunned the officer in the face, according to reports.

November 9, 2018

Technology

IACP 2018: Axon Announces Streaming Video Body Cam and New TASER

The TASER 7 features dramatically improved effectiveness, including adaptive cross connect and improved spiral probe design, and is fully integrated with Evidence.com, Axon's digital data management solution, Axon says. The Axon Body 3 features real-time situational awareness with live streaming, gunshot detection and rapid wireless evidence offload.

October 6, 2018

Patrol

Ohio SRO Placed on Leave for 'Arcing' TASER to Wake Sleeping Student

An officer with the Smithville (OH) Police Department has been placed on unpaid leave after reportedly "arcing" her TASER to wake a sleeping student.

September 7, 2018

Patrol

Kansas Officer who Shot Man Said She Meant to Deploy TASER

An officer with the Lawrence (KS) Police Department charged with aggravated battery for shooting and wounding a man says she thought she was deploying her TASER.

September 7, 2018

Patrol

Georgia Chief Defends TASER Use on 87-Year-Old Knife-Wielding Woman

Chatsworth Police Chief Josh Etheridge defends his officer's deployment of a TASER on an 87-year-old woman because she refused to comply with commands to put down a knife she was holding near the property of the local Boys and Girls Club.

August 14, 2018

Patrol

Mayor: 11-Year-Old Girl Struck by TASER Will Not be Charged with Shoplifting

According to reports, Officer Kevin Brown was investigating a group of juvenile girls suspected of stealing from the store. Brown reportedly approached one of the girls, but she ignored his commands to stop and kept walking out of the store. Brown fired his TASER, striking her in the back.

August 9, 2018

Patrol

California Department Sees Setback in Effort to Get TASERs

San Francisco politicians abruptly cut funding for their police department to obtain TASERs, putting yet another roadblock in place in a years-long effort to add the ECDs to SFPD officers’ duty belts.

June 30, 2018

Weapons

Chicago Police Department Now Fully Deployed with Axon's TASER Smart Weapons

Axon has announced that the Chicago Police Department (CPD) is now fully deployed with nearly 7,000 TASER X2 Smart Weapons.

April 11, 2018

Weapons

San Francisco Police Chief and Mayor Clash Over Ballot Initiative on TASERs

The mayor has long been a reliable ally of the powerful San Francisco Police Officers Association, the union that sponsored the ballot initiative.

March 2, 2018

Patrol

Axon Body 2

Axon

Protect officers. Protect citizens. Protect truth.

February 28, 2018