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Mar 11, 2008

TASER ECD Used To Subdue, Disarm Man Threatening Suicide (Channel 3000 WISCTV, Wisconsin)

According to an article in the March 10, 2006 edition of the Post-Crescent, Appleton, WI, officers responded to a man who locked himself in a porch area of his home and was making suicidal threats with a large screwdriver pointed at his throat.

Officers were able to create a distraction and successfully used a TASER electronic control device (ECD) to have the man drop all weapons he was holding including a razor blade scraper.

According to the article, Police Chief Kevin Wilkinson said this was a good example of proper use of the TASER device in which an armed suspect was subdued without injury to himself or the officers on the scene.

Jan 07, 2008

Edmonton police chief defends Taser use (CBC News Canada)

Using a Taser to subdue a man at an Edmonton toy store on Boxing Day likely averted a standoff, police Chief Mike Boyd said.
Officers used the stun gun on a man after he ran into the Toys "R" Us store on Gateway Boulevard wielding a knife.
The incident began at a nearby motel when police tried to arrest a 39-year-old man on a Canada-wide warrant.
The man gave police a false name but he didn't realize that that name also had outstanding warrants. When he realized his mistake, he bolted from police and ran across a busy highway toward the toy store packed with holiday shoppers.
Police said a bystander tackled the man in a parking lot but the suspect pulled a knife. He ran into the Toys "R" Us store with officers in pursuit.
Customers were quickly ushered out of the store while officers subdued the man with the Taser.

Jan 03, 2008

Police use Taser on distraught youth (DurhamRegion.com)

WHITBY -- Police used a Taser to subdue a teenager who had armed himself with knives and a baseball bat Wednesday afternoon in Whitby.
The youth, apparently distraught over a recent breakup, suffered a self-inflicted knife wound during the drama, which began at his family's home and ended nearby in his northwest Whitby neighbourhood, Durham police said.
Officers were dispatched to an address in the Rossland Road West - McQuay Boulevard area around 3:30 p.m. after a report that the 17-year-old had assaulted a family member and then left the residence with a bat and two large knives. Cops arriving on scene found the bat embedded in the windshield of a truck parked in the driveway.
The youth was located on Resolute Crescent near the entrance of D'Hillier Park and refused to drop the knives, instead yelling profanities at officers who approached him, police said. The stand-off continued in a nearby residential driveway where the young man raised a knife and cut himself in an apparent attempt to stab himself in the head.
An officer closed in and deployed a Taser to apprehend the youth, who suffered a minor laceration. He was detained under the Mental Health Act and taken to hospital.

Jun 11, 2007

TASER DEVICE PREVENTS MAN FROM SEIZING OFFICERS’ HANDGUNS (TASER International)

Washington, D.C. - TASER International, Inc. (Nasdaq: TASR), a market leader in advanced electronic control devices released the following News Alert:

According to reports from the News-Times in Connecticut, police subdued a 41-year-old Danbury man with a TASER electronic control device last Thursday night after he allegedly attempted to grab two officers’ handguns and resisted arrest.

Police spotted James W. Mills Jr. outside of the Tuxedo Junction nightclub where he was struggling with employees to reenter the club after being removed. Officers attempted to grab Mills but he was covered in lotion and sweating profusely, making him difficult to control. Police then tried to grab his shirt but Mills attempted to rip their guns from the holsters as the officers approached. Police responded by deploying a TASER device which quickly brought the struggle to an end. Sergeant Michael Georgoulis has trained many of the department's officers in the use of TASER devices, and said this was a good use of the TASER technology.

Mills was charged with two counts of attempted theft of a firearm, assault and interfering with the duties of a police officer, first-degree trespassing and breach of peace.

This information was compiled through publicly available media reports and distributed by Dittus Communications, Inc. of Washington, D.C.

TASER International, Inc. and Dittus Communications, Inc. disclaim any responsibility for the accuracy of the media reports that are the sole responsibility of the attributed media source.

For more information on this life saving technology, please visit: www.TASER.com. Contact: Emily Flynn, Emily.Flynn@Dittus.com

Jun 11, 2007

TASER DEVICE USED TO END HOSTAGE SITUATION, PREVENT SUICIDE (TASER International)

Washington, D.C. - TASER International, Inc. (Nasdaq: TASR), a market leader in advanced electronic control devices released the following News Alert:

According to reports from The Ottawa Sun in Ontario, Canada, a man walked into a Westboro store Thursday around 3:45 p.m. and began attacking the 63-year-old store owner, demanding his keys. When police arrived on the scene, the man was holding the storeowner hostage with a butcher knife and appeared in the front window, demanding that police shoot him in the heart.

By 5:30 p.m. the police were able to negotiate the release of the hostage. Using “flash-bang” diversion tactics, officers were then able to distract the suspect and get close enough to subdue the man with a TASER electronic control device. Police Inspector Terry Charbot said the team had to react quickly because the suspect was trying to injure himself with the knife, but added that his injuries appeared minor.

The suspect, identified as a local antique dealer, was taken out of the store on a gurney and put in an ambulance. The storeowner was treated on the scene for a laceration to the forehead. A motive in the hostage-situation is unclear.

Jun 11, 2007

TASER DEVICE USED TO END HOSTAGE SITUATION, PREVENT SUICIDE (TASER International)

Washington, D.C. - TASER International, Inc. (Nasdaq: TASR), a market leader in advanced electronic control devices released the following News Alert:

According to reports from The Associated Press in Belleville, Illinois, a man became aggressive at a wedding reception, telling others he had a gun

Jun 11, 2007

TASER DEVICE APPREHENDS MAN WITH LOADED GUN (TASER International)

Washington, D.C. - TASER International, Inc. (Nasdaq: TASR), a market leader in advanced electronic control devices released the following News Alert:

According to reports from the Maryland Gazette, a TASER electronic control device assisted police in apprehending a man resisting arrest and concealing a .38-caliber revolver on his person.

Early Tuesday morning, officers approached a group of men who were drinking alcoholic beverages in an apartment parking lot around 12:55 am. One of the men, Sylvester W. George Jr., ran from the police and refused orders to stop and put his hands in the air, instead reaching down to his pants. Fearing for their safety, officers deployed a TASER device, causing George to collapse. A loaded revolver was found underneath the man.

Cpl. Mark Shawkey, a county police spokesman, said the incident shows how a TASER device can resolve a situation without dangerous confrontation, preventing harm to officers and suspects.

“This is exactly how we want a situation like this to play out," Shawkey stated.

George was taken to the Baltimore Washington Medical Center for evaluation and later charged with consuming alcohol in a public place, resisting arrest, and possession of a deadly weapon.

Apr 03, 2007

Armed man subdued at Halliburton complex (Free Press)

Halliburton, CO - A temporary Halliburton employee armed with an SKS assault rifle and handgun was arrested at his workplace Monday night after making verbal threats to co-workers, police said.

No one was injured in the incident, and police believed the man, Jeremy T. Hale, 30, 424 Road 32, No. 268, Clifton, was a greater danger to himself than others on the Halliburton property, 3199 D Road.

Around 7:45 p.m. police received multiple reports of a reportedly intoxicated man, Hale, who entered Halliburton’s B building with weapons, according to police.

Police spokeswoman Linda Bowman said there were 30 to 50 people inside the B building with Hale but he was not holding them hostage. “He made verbal threats but it doesn’t sound like he prevented anyone in the building from leaving,” Bowman said.

Halliburton was able to evacuate several people, but not all, from the property before officers and deputies from the Grand Junction Police Department and Mesa County Sheriff’s Department arrived. Eventually all employees were evacuated.

Before being taken into custody, Hale left the B building and got in a white Chevrolet Corsica.

When he saw a contingent of officers and deputies approaching him, Hale went into the C building where he was then hit with a Taser after he held a gun to his head. He was taken into custody around 8:15 p.m.

He was arrested on suspicion of prohibited use of a weapon, a misdemeanor. Hale also had two contempt of court warrants for his arrest.

Halliburton District Manager Larry Kent said the company followed its security policy during the incident.

Hale, who was scheduled to work Monday night, was staffed at Halliburton through the SOS Staffing Services and worked in the warehouse as a bulk loader, Kent said.

Kent said Halliburton employees had no indication Hale was going to act in a threatening manner or bring weapons to the workplace.

Bowman said officers initially had problems finding where people were calling from inside the property because police did not have a map of the complex.

“I guess that speaks to a good safety protocol that we need to initiate with Halliburton in the future, is perhaps to do a map of their building and know where to go,” Bowman said.

Kent said the city has a map “including every rock” of the property because of the recent city annexation, but police did not have access to the map.

Halliburton employees worked with officers on the scene to give them Hale’s location, Kent said.

Mar 26, 2007

Man taken to hospital after standoff ends (Tribune Review)

By Liz Zemba - TRIBUNE-REVIEW

Washington Township, PA - A Washingon Township man who threatened to shoot at police officers Sunday was transported to a hospital after a two-hour standoff in a mobile home park.

Larry Wing, of Wellington Estates, was taken by ambulance to Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg, for evaluation yesterday evening, said Scott Slagle, Washington Township police chief.

Wing's mother summoned police shortly after 4 p.m. to report her son had taken a rifle or shotgun to a shed behind her residence and locked himself inside.

"He told her if any police tried to open the door, he was going to put a hole in them," Slagle said.

Police secured the area around the shed. They were able to speak to Wing via an intercom system that connects Wing's residence to the shed.

While talking with police, Wing requested cigarettes. When Wing opened the shed door to accept the cigarettes, an officer used a Taser gun to subdue him.

Slagle said Wing may have been distraught because he had been involved in an accident with his mother's car a few hours earlier. Wing is also believed to have consumed alcohol and prescription medication prior to entering the shed, Slagle said.

Slagle said his department has had Taser guns for approximately 18 months. Yesterday's incident was the first time they have used one of the guns.

It worked well, and no one was hurt, Slagle said.

Assisting Washington Township were officers from Delmont and Murrysville. State troopers also were on scene.

Liz Zemba can be reached at lzemba@tribweb.com or (724) 836-6646.