Less Lethal
The Less Lethal topic section covers the complex topic of nonlethal force using TASERs and other weapons by police officers, with the latest news, training and expert columns.
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A human factors scientist discusses device design, holster placement and training considerations
Panelists shared lessons learned, leading practices and cutting-edge approaches that can assist agencies in dealing with unplanned critical incidents
Police opened fire when one of two suspects pointed a gun at officers
Steamboat Springs police said they had to use a TASER on a horseback rider following a disturbance at a downtown bar
Hermino Espino, 20, drove his SUV into power pole, emergency vehicle, fire truck at nearly 60 mph with missing juvenile in tow
Departments could require that every update of TASER training also includes an update of empty hand techniques — including transition exercises back and forth between each
Photoshopped images of a UC-Davis cop who sprayed Occupy demonstrators circulate
Campus president plans an assessment of law enforcement procedures on all 10 University of California campuses
Last night’s show featured look at history of TASERs and controversial issues surrounding police training and deployment of the device
According to a police press release, the man needed medical attention but was acting erratically
A man allegedly stole a pistol that shoots plastic pellets; reportedly tried to rob two groups of people
Jail surveillance video shows the police officer, his wife and a CO choking and restraining a woman before TASERing her
The chemical compound is now illegal in Missouri
The officers said the dancers were blocking an exit as players and game officials were trying to leave
Witnesses told police that Chad Brothers, 32, of Troy, was acting strange when he arrived at the gym
The first officer to arrive reported the man threw things at him
Fayetteville police used a TASER on Michael Evans, 56
Man attacked a taco truck patron and was Tasered to no effect before being shot
The 10-judge panel of the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued the ruling
Robert Rucker says he was complying with police orders when an officer used the stun gun on him in 2006
Police said use of the device was justified, in order to stop a fight between two 17-year-old boys
An 8 point buck jumped through a window at a health center
Toronto man had threatened to jump before TASER deployed; Currently in stable condition after 27 foot fall
Officers apprehended the suspect with a less-lethal impact weapon
The death of one man was due to delirium, not TASER, judge ruled
Robert Rucker had been seeking at least $75,000 in punitive damages
I have a few sayings I teach my students regarding officer safety, and one of them is “let sleeping giants sleep”
Robert Mattson said his father, 80-year-old Kenneth Graham, died nine days after an alleged battery, for which he went to jail
Officer Josh Co’ee is appealing the termination
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