Tag: Less Lethal

HOUSTON -- Houston police officers have used Tasers more on black suspects than any other group of individuals, according to a city study released Monday.Of 1,417 Taser deployments by officers ...

ROCKLAND, Maine -- Knox County Administrator Andrew Hart has released documents concerning the discipline meted out to Knox County sheriff's deputies for their participation in a bachelor party on Labor ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Gov. Sarah Palin sent e-mails to the state's top police official, criticizing Alaska State Troopers for their investigation of an officer who went through a bitter divorce ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- The investigation into Sunday's shooting of a homeless man by Inglewood police is focusing in part on the tactics of the seven officers involved, who collectively fired ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Protesters smashed windows, punctured car tires and threw bottles Monday during an anti-war march to the site of the Republican National Convention. Police used pepper spray ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the GOP vice presidential candidate, has hired a private practice attorney to defend her in the investigation into the firing of her public ...

Never before in our nation's history have our neighborhood patrol officers been more heavily armed. Whether it was due to the famous bank robbery that pitted two machine-gun toting robbers ...

When/Then...thinking has been a staple of law enforcement for years. You should always plan and train for contingencies. Things seldom go as planned and you should always be ready for ...

NEW YORK -- Two off-duty Bronx cops charged in the pistol-whipping of a motorist were free on bail yesterday but face likely dismissal from the force, police sources said. Officers ...

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. -- The Orange County Sheriff's Department has banned deputies from using electronic stun guns on restrained suspects unless alternative means of control fail to subdue "overtly assaultive ...