Police Sprays and Aerosols News & Articles

NC inmate alleges abuse with pepper spray

Officials investigating claims that the man's face, naked body and bed were soaked with stinging liquid. By Ames AlexanderThe Charlotte Observer, N.C. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — State prison officials are i...

Grand jury gets police pepper spray case

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By Tanya Eiserer The Dallas Morning NewsDALLAS — Dallas police have placed on administrative leave two officers involved in an August incident in which a man was taken to West Dallas, doused with p...

PoliceOne Member Photo of the Week: Deploying CS gas

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Members of the Aiken P.D. (South Carolina) special response team move under the cover of a ballistic shield with left side rifle cover on a hot summer day. Officers were approaching residence to de...

Domestic standoff ends with CS gas

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By Jim BallochThe Knoxville News-SentinelTELLICO PLAINS, Tenn. — A domestic assault call that led to a standoff with police from three agencies early Tuesday morning ended when officers flushed the...

LAPD revamps tactics for May Day

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By Thomas WatkinsThe Associated PressLOS ANGELES — It was a nightmare for the thousands of immigrants who turned out on May Day to demand better rights but found a phalanx of police officers who pu...

Details emerge in attack on cop at water park

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By Andrew Ba TranThe Sun-SentinelRelated: Fla. officer jumped by 75 people at water parkFORT LAUDERDALE — The brawl that erupted between high school students at an Orlando theme park on Sunday was ...

Beware the "one device fits all" policy in use-of-force continuum

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By Sgt. Ozzie HolshouserCharlotte-Mecklenburg (N.C.) Police DepartmentThe past 20 years has provided a number of changes and additions in use-of-force options for law enforcement personnel. Most of...

Public order management 101: Chemical munitions

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An interesting and somewhat unique part of Northern Ireland's past troubles involved the arrival of the summer marching season. The vast majority of the world enjoys a parade, but in "The North" th...

Calif. police laud added power of new PepperBall gun

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Less lethal weapon used recent arrest By Mark ArnerSan Diego Union-Tribune NATIONAL CITY, Calif. — The small, busy National City Police Department was the first in the nation to use a new, more pow...

New Orleans police clash with protesters

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By The Associated PressNEW ORLEANS, La. — After violent clashes with police at City Hall, protesters vowed that the fight over a plan to demolish 218 public housing buildings for the poor was far f...

The right stuff: Responding to an active shooter with limited manpower

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By Frank BorelliWhen a situation gets ugly, you know you have work to do. The question is, do you have the tools to do it? Choosing the right weapons and ammunition will help make every second coun...

Training with protective masks — simulating visual impairments

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Training with a protective mask has become more and more important each day within the law enforcement/correctional fields. Often during training with a protective mask your training sessions can b...

Aerosol defense training: Increasing officer safety & effectiveness

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By Aaron Dexter When verbal commands fail and/or empty control tactics prove ineffective or inappropriate, officers must depend on their “less lethal” equipment to safely and successfully subdue an...

Chemical aerosol deployment

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Chemical Aerosol Deployment During any physical encounter there are risks, but inside a correctional facility or inmate holding area, they can be over in seconds. Understanding the limitations to ...

Saving your eyes from contaminants

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Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player In this week's video tip, Redman Training Division trainer Dave Young explains the importance of strobing. If your eyes get contaminated, wheth...

Speedy OC/CS decontamination

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Should you or your partner get sprayed on a call by a suspect (or inadvertently by your partner) you can use Johnson's Baby Shampoo and water to decontaminate. Try to get the shampoo in your eyes a...

Nonlethal weapons: Early use means fewer deaths and injuries

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by Greg Meyer The aggressive use of available nonlethal weapons early in standoff confrontations predictably results in fewer and less severe injuries to suspects and officers. The usual tactical a...

Deputies try out new tool: Combo flashlight-pepper spray may save lives

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by Debbie Pfeiffer Trunnell, Whittier Daily News PICO RIVERA, CA - Deputy Martin Ibarra felt pretty good as he finished up his first training session in the use of the Sheriff's Department's new pe...

Police pepper spray adds sting

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Old formula didn't always work by Emma Poole, Calgary Herald https://go.praetoriandigital.com/?target=art_xSzhZvLfdnlaeqba&source=pct_aEEJ4iXMgKfeViV5 CREDIT: Mikael Kjellstrom, Calgary Herald Calg...

Lessons Learned: Pepper-sprayed California protesters awarded $1 each by jury

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Incident Summary: Law enforcement officers from two northern California counties were found liable Thursday for using excessive force by swabbing pepper spray in the eyes of logging protesters in 1...

Fire is a Possibility When Using Alcohol-Based Pepper Spray With Tasers

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Police1 cautions law enforcement to be aware of the possibility of fire when using alcohol-based pepper spray in conjunction with Tasers. Police1 recommends that departments that are using Tasers r...

Officers Injured In Unusual Pepper Spray Training Exercise

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Four Metro Corrections officers were injured after taking part in an unusual training exercise recently. Last week, the officers were sprayed in the face with pepper spray being ...

FAQs - PAVA (CAPSAICIN II) from PepperBall

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Pepper spray effectiveness - NIJ Report

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The research team at NIJ has provided two new studies on the use of pepper spray in arrest situations. This research should be read by any training officer, legal officer or those interested in the...