Category: Taser & Stun Gun News

Jail for man caught with stun gunA man who was caught with a stun gun in his bedroom has been jailed and fined.Source: www.harrowtimes.co.uk

By Emmett Berg SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Protesters rallied outside a San Francisco police station on Monday, calling for prosecutors to reverse course and file charges against officers who shot and killed a man who pointed a stun gun at them in a city park, firing a total of 59...

Home Depot robber who threatened clerk with stun gun sought, SAPD saysPolice are asking for the public's help in finding the man who recently robbed a Home Depot store and threatened a clerk with his stun gun. The robbery happened around 7 p.m. Tuesday at the store at 611 Southwest...

Man Sues Police Over Stun Gun IncidentChelsea — A man who was hit with a stun gun by a Randolph police officer in January 2012 has filed a lawsuit against the town, police and state prison officials alleging that the officer acted with excessive force in deploying the weapon and...

Malloy Urges Lawmakers To Look At Statewide Stun-Gun PolicyHARTFORD – The death of a Branford man after he was hit by a police Taser this past weekend has led Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to suggest lawmakers look at establishing a uniform statewide policy for when police should and should not...

Sorry, travelers, you'll have to leave your lipstick stun guns at homeTSA confiscated a lipstick stun gun in a carry-on bag at Chicago's Midway airport last week. The Transportation Security Administration lists stun guns and shocking devices among the prohibited items for carry-on baggage. They are allowed in checked baggage,...

A Volusia County mother is out of jail on bond after investigators say she used a stun gun to punish two teen girls. Marie Beauvais was arrested in Deltona last week on suspicion of child abuse.  Deputies say the abuse happened in October, but the girls did not report it....

Autopsy results revealed of teen fatally shot by policeThe Metro police chief and the public are asking why a stun gun was unable to stop an armed teenager, leaving officers no choice but to open fire.Source: www.wmcactionnews5.comPolice use stun gun to subdue kicking Sykesville manA Sykesville man was tasered Sunday...

The Metro police chief and the public are asking why a stun gun was unable to stop an armed teenager, leaving officers no choice but to open fire. Read More...PITTSBURGH (AP) - A former western Pennsylvania police officer convicted of violating a man's rights by using a stun gun on...

Judge wants ex-officer in stun case to be cautionary talePITTSBURGH (AP) - A former western Pennsylvania police officer convicted of violating a man's rights by using a stun gun on him three times while he was handcuffed must teach law enforcement officers about the evils of excessive force as part...