Tag: Edged Weapons: Page 8

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New York Man Found Guilty of Attacking Off-Duty Officer with Meat Cleaver

A New York man has been convicted for trying to kill a cop with a meat cleaver in 2016. Akram Joudeh, 34, became enraged when he found an immobilization boot on the wheel of his Nissan Altima near Penn Station in Midtown.

October 31, 2018

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Video: Tennessee Deputy Cleared After Fatally Shooting Ax-Wielding Man

A Blount County, TN, deputy who fatally shot a Greenback man after he advanced on the officer with an ax has been cleared and was scheduled to return to his duties, according to the sheriff's office.

October 24, 2018

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Texas Officers Shoot, Wound Man Who Threatened them with Edged Weapon

A sergeant with the Fort Worth (TX) Police Department shot an assailant armed with an edged weapon who threatened him and two other officers.

September 7, 2018

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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

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Video: LAPD Releases Footage of Officers Shooting Knife Wielding Man After Ineffective Less-Lethal Deployment

A man suspected of stabbing his wife withstood beanbag rounds, a TASER deployment, and numerous gunshots but kept coming at officers, according to body camera footage released by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).

August 6, 2018

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LAPD Releases Footage of Officers Shooting Knife Wielding Man After Ineffective Less-Lethal Deployment

A man suspected of stabbing his wife withstood beanbag rounds, a TASER deployment, and numerous gunshots but kept coming at officers, according to body camera footage released by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). More here.

August 6, 2018

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Florida Officers Attacked by Knife-Wielding Man in Wheelchair, Police Say

Officer Edgardo Cruz deployed his taser and at the end of the cycle, Mejia reportedly picked the knife back up and threw it directly at Officer Cruz causing a laceration on his hand as he deflected the weapon.

May 29, 2018

Patrol

L.A. County Detective Stabbed, Suspect in Custody

The alleged attacker asked the officer if he was a deputy, and then stabbed the officer once in the chest, Sheriff's Department officials said Monday morning.

January 8, 2018

Weapons

Police Product Test: Lotar Combat Akrav Gen II Knife

This high-end folder was designed to be a serious defensive weapon and survival tool for law enforcement and the military.

January 4, 2018

Patrol

Minneapolis Officer Shoots Armed Man in City Hall Interview Room

Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said a person being interviewed by investigators was left alone in a room. When he began hurting himself with an “edged weapon,” officers attempted to subdue him. More Here.

December 19, 2017

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Video: Minneapolis Officer Shoots Armed Man in City Hall Interview Room

Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said a person being interviewed by investigators was left alone in a room. When he began hurting himself with an “edged weapon,” officers attempted to subdue him.

December 19, 2017

Weapons

Sidewinder Range Knife

First Tactical

The First Tactical Sidewinder Range Knife features both a blade and several other practical tools.

December 13, 2017