Tag: TASER: Page 24

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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.

December 10, 2008

Weapons

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.

December 1, 2008

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The State of American Law Enforcement - Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't

Perhaps nowhere in contemporary American society does the question of the right tool for the right job come into play more often than in matters of police use of force.

November 30, 2008

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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.

November 19, 2008

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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.

November 19, 2008

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N.C. Sheriff's Deputies Tase Pallbearer at Father's Funeral

Unbeknownst to some family and friends, the younger Russ had failed to keep a promise of turning himself in to sheriff’s deputies. So the sheriff’s office planned to arrest him discreetly at the 2 p.m. funeral – a move that backfired in the emotionally charged environment. Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Ed McMahon chalked it up to bad timing.

November 18, 2008

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Deputy Uses TASER to Subdue Knife-Wielding Michigan Woman

A former Milford High School student held a knife to a teacher's throat before asking deputies to shoot her. A deputy from the Oakland County Sheriff's Office then used his TASER ECD to safely prevent the former student from taking her own life.

October 23, 2008

Weapons

San Antonio PD Restricts Use of TASERs

Officers now are prohibited from using the weapons against anyone “known to be under the influence of drugs,” and no more than one officer at a time should use a Taser against a person, according to the new policy.

October 15, 2008

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NYPD Lt. Who Ordered Fatal Tasering of Psychiatric Patient Commits Suicide

Lt. Michael Pigott, a 21-year veteran, shot himself to death just before 6 a.m. after reporting to work at the Emergency Services Unit headquarters at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, police sources said.

October 1, 2008

Weapons

TASER Defense

To prevent a subject from getting near any of your weapons, create a defensive wedge with your two arms and push the subject away. You should then be able to deploy your TASER from the proper distance.

September 30, 2008

Technology

Crime Reporter

TASER International wants to give you the ability to show a jury or board of inquiry exactly what you saw on the street. That's the idea behind the company's TASERCAM and its soon to be launched Autonomous eXtended on-Officer Network (AXON).

June 30, 2008

Weapons

Significant Impact

Read on for a sampling of impact projectiles available for law enforcement.

June 30, 2008