SAN JOSE, Calif. - Deputies with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office are reporting minimal Taser usage in jails — arguing they’ve helped curb violent incidents. But watchdogs aren’t convinced amid ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) – Corporal Matthew Stice pointed his Taser at Martini Smith’s bare chest. Smith was 20 years old, pregnant and stripped nearly naked, standing in a cell in the Franklin County ...

UNION COUNTY, Tennessee — A Union County sheriff's deputy, fired over his use of a taser in April, had tased several other people during his time with the department, records obtained by 10News show.

SAN JOSE — A coalition of South Bay activists rallied outside the Santa Clara County Main Jail and a Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday morning against a county pilot program testing the use of stun ...

According to analysis by The Associate Press, Connecticut police are much more likely to use their stun guns against black and Hispanic suspects than against white ones. The AP used data submitted to ...

Palmetto Police reported using force 28 times in 2023, not including an incident last Nov. 1 that preceded the death of a 36-year-old man. Twelve cases involved the firing of a Taser to deliver an ...

Taser guns have been on the market since 1993; but as more police departments use them and people die as a result, the controversy surrounding them continues. One case that generated a lot of ...

An investigation found excessive Taser use in Mississippi to be widespread after reporters examined thousands of activations from department logs, many of which had never before been reviewed. By ...

Many local law enforcement agencies view Tasers as an important non-lethal tool in their arsenal, though the weapon's safety is questioned by some. "I'd use this 100 percent of the time over (pepper ...

(TNS) — The Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office is seeking approval to purchase 62 new Taser 10 devices for use by patrol officers at a total cost of $289,721. The money would come from an existing ...

Deputies with the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office are reporting minimal Taser usage in jails -- arguing they've helped curb violent incidents. But watchdogs aren't convinced amid a push to arm the ...