A 62-year-old woman was sleeping in the Deerfield Beach home she shared with her husband of nearly three decades when he used a stun gun against her neck and pressed a garbage bag over her face, the Broward Sheriff's Office said. Read More...
Man hit with stun gun, arrested after police officer punched in the face
A man is in police custody after punching an officer in the face and starting a dramatic foot chase in central Ottawa Saturday afternoon. Read More...
Sleepwalker files lawsuit over police stun gun use
An Connecticut man has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging police shocked him at least 10 times with a stun gun after he entered the wrong home while sleepwalking. Read More...
Sleepwalker files lawsuit over police stun gun use
Sleepwalker files lawsuit over police stun gun useAn Connecticut man has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging police shocked him at least 10 times with a stun gun after he entered the wrong home while sleepwalking.Source: www.wcvb.com
Stun gun found on school bus during repairs
Authorities say a stun gun found on a school bus in southeastern Michigan was apparently given to the driver by her boyfriend for protection. Read More...A businessman-turned-drug dealer has been jailed for 12 and a half years and will be forced to sell his properties and cars. Read More...
Blotter: Missing stun gun, shoplifting
STUN GUN STOLEN Read More...WASHINGTON, Iowa (GTNS) – Law enforcement officials from the Washington Police Department and the Washington County Sheriff’s office receive regular training with their stun guns and both departments have policies in place for usage of the electrical weapons. According to a two-year study conducted by the...
Study calls for uniformity in Iowa stun-gun policies
DES MOINES — Researchers who looked at law enforcement policies in Iowa dealing with the use of stun guns to subdue unruly people are recommending new uniformity standards and safety benchmarks to address what they called a “troubling” lack of consistency when employing the devices. In fact, not one of...
No charges for Florida woman in stun gun case
No charges for Florida woman in stun gun caseTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida prosecutor is dropping charges against a 61-year-old woman who had a stun gun fired in her back by a Tallahassee police officer.Source: www.newspressnow.com
Report criticizes stun gun policies throughout Iowa
Report criticizes stun gun policies throughout IowaLaw enforcement policies on the use of stun guns vary greatly across Iowa’s 99 counties, and civil rights experts who recently reviewed the policies say many of them are inadequate.Source: www.omaha.com
Police use stun gun on man holding knife to his throat
Police say they used a stun gun on a 46-year-old man in Dartmouth on Saturday night to stop him from plunging a knife into his own throat. Halifax Regional Police responded to a call of man holding a knife to his own throat near Queen and Wentworth Streets at 9:40...