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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Four NYPD officers were injured after a man hurled a child’s bicycle from a fifth-floor balcony during the arrest of a suspect Sunday
The man stripped off his clothes during a crowded bar crawl, then hopped in a vehicle and hit several other cars
Surveillance video captured a tense standoff between a knife-wielding man and officers in a jail
Police in Camden used a TASER for the first time to take down a mentally ill woman threatening officers with a foot-long knife
Officer Adam Pearson pulled over unruly Robert Zygarowski, 52, when the fracas began
Suspect was arrested after attacking an off-duty officer and staff at a medical center, where he was taken after exhibiting bizarre behavior
Incident began when State Patrol received multiple 911 calls about a tan pickup stopped in the center lanes of the bridge
New videos show negotiations with officers attempting to get James Boyd to leave his campground slowly deteriorated over the course of three hours
Jon Meis and other students stopped the gunman Thursday at Seattle Pacific University
Four people, including a young man who died, were taken to Harborview Medical Center
Efforts to change the way officers approach animals have emerged as lawsuits have chipped away at law enforcement agencies
Michael Fujikawa sued the city, claiming his arrest was payback for refusing to put his hands on the dashboard and mouthing off to an officer
Police chased a suspect from rooftop to rooftop, used a TASER and eventually a K-9 to take a high-risk parolee at large into custody
A common tool for police, TASERs are relatively rare in a hospital setting
Sheriff’s officials said they followed specific protocols as the incident slowly escalated into the night and early morning hours
Cell phone video capturing a deadly encounter between Salinas officers and a suspect wielding a pair of shears has gone viral
Officer was stabbed multiple times while attempting to rescue the teen’s grandparents Monday
There is much about sudden death that simply “is not fully understood”
Suspect became aggressive toward the officer during the confrontation, at one point choking him
Officers struggled with the suspect as he attempted to escape from the back of a cruiser
Man charged Tuesday after he allegedly brandished an ice pick at an officer and threatened to stab him with it
An officer used a TASER to subdue the former University of Iowa player
Man alleges near total loss of vision in his right eye after he was shot twice by deputy
