TASER In The News

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TASER ECD Uses

Use of TASER Avoids Potential Deadly Force Situation
This incident exemplifies how valuable the TASER is for the safety of our officers and the suspect."

Carlisle police officers cleared in TASER lawsuit
Positive story from Carlisle, PA regarding a federal lawsuit being cleared

Forbes - CES: Please Tase Me, Bro

LaPorte County house fire turns into sword fight
Sword fight thwarted by TASER ECD

Deputies shoot man with stun gun after standoff
Hour-long standoff ended with TASER ECD

Attorney General: Tasers could have prevented Oak Ridge death
Attorney general's assessment that TASER ECDs could have saved a life

What's new in police technology in Reading
Quote from article: "In terms of officer safety, the Taser has been one of the most effective tools of police technology on the streets of Reading."

SIU concludes Taser shot saved suicidal man’s life
Peel police sergeant probably saved a murder suspect's life by using a Taser to subdue him

Man Allegedly Shoots Girlfriend In Coventry
Police subdue man with a Taser after persuading him to drop a gun and release the child from harm's way

Canadian cops taser 'naked and agitated' man
Cops in Victoria, British Columbia, were obliged to taser a "naked and extremely agitated" man after a baton, a dog and pepper spray failed to subdue the belligerent perp.

Police Use TASER on Armed Burglary Suspect
Police tasered an alleged burglar who the officers saw emerge from a shattered business window early this morning and attempt to flee.

'Suicide by cop' foiled
A distraught man attempted suicide by cop early Monday, but was instead subdued with a TASER ECD and saved by the very deputies by whom he wanted to be shot.

Howick cops in taser encounter
A TASER ECD was discharged and “effective for incapacitating” a man who refused to give up a knife.

Wilmington police use Taser on man threatening suicide with hatchet
Police officers on use a TASER ECD on a man who apparently threatened to kill himself with a hatchet

Accused child molester cuts self, attacks deputies
Deputies used a Taser to incapacitate child molester who cuts self and attacks deputies.

Man wounded in gunfight with deputies
Girlfriend reports man was intoxicated and loading guns in another room following an argument. Officers use TASER ECD to subdue dangerous man.

Taser to sell weapon for animal control
“The goal is to not have a dead animal," said Andrew Hinz with Taser International. "As we protect human life we're trying to protect animal life.”

Calgary police use Taser to control violent person
Quote: “It’s unfortunate that they had to use the Taser, but sometimes that’s the least force although it seems like a violent method.”

Taser use examined
Just over four months after a New Haven police officer used a Taser on a Yale student during a controversial raid, city officials are touting the device’s benefits.

Police taser former army commando
“We are extremely thankful to have the option of this non-lethal use of force weapon (tasers) in situations where a mentally ill person is having problems,” he said.

Tasers could have prevented shooting: ACT police
ACT police have indicated the widespread use of tasers across the Territory may have prevented yesterday's fatal shooting in the suburb of Wanniassa.

Burnsville Police First To Use Body Cameras
Burnsville (MN) Police Department was the first law enforcement agency in the state to use TASER AXON.

Reservist Who Subdued Suspect With Taser Talks To 10News
Navy Reservist Pete Alvarez, Chased, Utilized TASER ECD on Man Suspected Of Snatching Woman's Purse 

TASER XREP

SWAT team uses XREP to save lives
"I utilized a shotgun that we have with the TASER XREP round."

Polk County Deputies Using Long-Range TASER
XREP used to safely subdue subject.

New TASER XREP can strike suspect 100 feet away
"It's incredibly accurate."

TASER and the Military

2-star supports more use of nonlethal weapons
The top Marine commander in Afghanistan is interested in giving Marines in combat more nonlethal weapons, including electroshock weapons such as the Taser device.

Non-Lethal Force: MPs train on safer weapons systems
In theater internment facilities, soldiers use non-lethal weapons in situations to limit the escalation of force and avoid the use of lethal weapons in the process of gaining compliance.

Two Minute Report: Taser Demo
This edition features a story on a taser demonstration for Kunsan defenders.

Less-Than-Lethal Weapons
G2 Defence magazine article about available less than lethal weapons, including the TASER XREP and the TASER X3 ECD

Non-lethal weapons training in Baghdad
U.S. Army video of non-lethal weapons training, including tasers and pepper spray.

TASER AXON and Digital Video Evidence Management Solutions

TASER AXON:  A New Life for TASER International
"This is a game-changer for law enforcement."

Danbury PD's Traffic Division Wearing TASER AXON
"Everything I see and hear is recorded...it's a nice tool to have."

Door County Sheriff Deputies are Wearing Cameras
"It has certainly saved a lot of petty complaints, but it also has been used by law enforcement to clear cases where fatalities occur"

Modesto PD Testing On-Officer Cameras
ACLU Attorney, "These cameras should greatly improve relations between the police and the community."

Lakeway Police Test On-Officer Cameras
"From an officer's standpoint, it gives me protection from any false allegation."

Cutting Edge Technology Helps Johnson County Fight Crime
Johnson County deputies are now using ear cameras to capture everything they see while on duty.

Ear-mounted cameras serve as witnesses for JoCo Deputies
"You've got technology that gets rid of the he said, she said."

Johnson County Sheriff Dept. get on-officer cameras
"This system offers us the ability to give an officer's point of view from start to finish."

Cops armed with head cameras
"As soon as the defense attorney and the defendant found out we had the situation on video, they took an immediate plea."

Burnsville Police Give AXON Good Reviews
Quote:  "The AXONs are going to save us money."

Aussie Officer Studies New Technology at Ft. Smith PD
Australian officer reviews the AXON system.

Greensboro PD Use New Technology to Record Crimes
Quote:  "It helps protect the officer...that investigation is over within thirty minutes."

Bal Harbour PD Testing On-Officer Cameras
The cameras can record everything an officer sees, protectign them from false claims of wrongdoing & preserving evidence.

On-Officer Cams Give Police New Crime Fighting Weapon
The ACLU said it's a good idea for both officers & the public because the video record is dependable.

Police Cameras Get Tryout in Cape Coral
The videos can be used as evidence, could lead to better behavior by the public and reduce the number of complaints about police behavior.

Greensboro PD Try Out On-Officer Cameras
The footage is used to quickly file reports and fend off claims of police misconduct

Arizona Officers Wearing Video Cameras
Quote:  "Every person makes a subjective judgment, but the camera makes a completely objective judgment."

Austin PD testing on-officer cameras
Civil rights group representative - "This will act as a restraint in the sense or a guide both to the police officer and the person that's in the encounter."

Wichita police testing out 6 body-mounted cameras
Wichita police testing out the TASER AXON. Along with providing evidence in criminal cases, the footage can substantiate or refute complaints against police officers

Tiny Cameras Track Officer's Every Move
Quote:  "So the beauty of it is it protects our officers, it protects the integrity of police departments and it shows the public we're transparent."

Phoenix Police Get Officer Headset Cameras
PHOENIX - In response to community complaints, the Phoenix Police officers will be wearing headset cameras to record their actions and the suspects' actions.

Solon Police Department Test On-Officer Cameras
Quote:  "Once you get out of the car and go into a house you don't lose that video that you would on a dash cam."

Burnsville Police First in Minnesota to Use New Video System
Video evidence will show a jury & a judge exactly what happened.

Video/audio evidence clears officer involved in fatal shooting
County prosecutor lists reasons why officer justified to use deadly force.

County prosecutor calls technology a 'Quantum leap'
"This video clearly demonstrates the power of the AXON on-officer camera."

Time for San Francisco PD to shoot their own video
"If you are not recording it, somebody else is and not from your perspective and probably late in the game."

Police test wearable cameras
Quote:  "It's never their word against yours if you've got the video."

Burnsville Police first to use on-officer cameras
The cameras helped clear cases of allegations of police misconduct in a matter of minutes instead of several weeks.

The New Eyes of the Law
The city expects the AXON on-officer cameras to save the city thousands or tens of thousands of dollars in coming years.

Police test cameras using headset device
Columbia Police Chief - “This is a tool that will benefit the officer and internal investigations."

New Video Equipment for Quapaw Tribal Marshals
"If there are any allegations against my marshals then we have the video of what actually happened."

Cameras show what a police officer sees
"Jurors always want the best evidence...what better way then to have a video documenting everything."

Some officers buying own cameras
Quote:  "If a police officer says he or she did something or didn't do it, if it's not on tape than it's not believed."

Police test & adopt TASER wearable camera
The department is looking for new ways to improve service and interaction with the community.

On-officer cameras provides police concrete evidence
Officers found that the cameras helped reduce the time it took to conduct interviews and draft reports.

New Video Equipment for Quapaw Tribal Marshals
"If there are any allegations against my marshals then we have the video of what actually happened."

Medical Research

Excited Delirium Strikes without Warning
Excited Delirium: pathophysiology of excited delirium, signs and symptoms excited delirium, and treatment for a patient presenting with excited delirium

TASER Around the World

Australian Law Enforcement Consider New TASER X2
New technology gives officers an immediate backup shot.

Police bodyguards to be issued with stun guns to protect the Royals from protesters
Police officers protecting the Royal Family are being issued with TASER ECDs following the attack on Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, by student protesters last year.

Taser use sanctioned by (Swiss) government
The Swiss cabinet supports the continued use of electroshock “Taser” weapons by the country’s police forces.