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.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has become the first to adopt the new less-lethal option
Multiple rounds of evaluations helped zero in on appropriate less-lethal levels
For officers facing combative subjects, it provides a new option that fills a key gap
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
Video captures the fatal Nov. 4 shooting of a suspect holding a knife after officers deploy a TASER multiple times
Former Indiana and NFL wide receiver James Hardy III resisted, causing minor injuries to three police officers
Officials say man who was shot and killed Sunday by police pulled out a pair of scissors during a clash before leading Sheriff’s deputies on a pursuit
Police received a call Wednesday about a man reportedly on meth acting strangely in front of a 7-Eleven
Mike Elgas was at Jack in the Box for a quick breakfast when he helped save an officer’s life in a March 21 incident
Police attempted to subdue suspect after he resisted being placed in handcuffs and fought the officers. A TASER was deployed multiple times, but did not stop him
The daytime bash known as “Deltopia” is a well-known happening the first weekend of spring quarter in the community next to UC Santa Barbara
Authorities were on the defensive during the fourth day of a monthlong offensive to remove an outspoken rancher’s cattle from lands administered by the BLM
A cell phone video capturing an Illinois officer involved in a violent struggle with a suspect has gone viral
A new $730 net gun purchased by the Saginaw County Sheriff’s Office promises to stop uncooperative people in their tracks
The incident has also opened up — again — a call by the police union for officers to be issued stun guns
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