TASERS are increasingly used to subdue suspects or as personal weapons. TASERS, also called "electrical control devices," have been used by law enforcement since the mid-1970s, with the intention to ...

Law enforcement agencies across the country started using Tasers and similar weapons about three decades ago. The still-evolving technology quickly reduced injuries among officers and subjects, ...

Designed to deliver a brief, paralyzing electric charge, Tasers are issued by about 90 percent of America’s roughly 18,000 state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies, according to company ...

FLORENCE, S.C. (WMBF) – The prosecution rested on Thursday in the federal trial of a former Marlboro County sheriff, but not before questions were raised about his Taser certification. John Hyatt, a ...

Four people were shot and injured by police after Tasers used against a suspected fare evader in Brooklyn were “ineffective” in subduing the man. The incident has raised questions about the use of ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Attacks at different correctional facilities have sent several people to the hospital this month, according to Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. On Friday, March 14, ...

There's no question about how Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old Congolese immigrant, was killed. Lyoya was fatally shot in the back of the head while on the ground by a Michigan police officer, who was ...

PITTSBURGH (WTAE) — Action News Investigates has learned the Allegheny County Jail uses Tasers far more than any other county lockup in Pennsylvania. A policing expert said that is a red flag that ...

The following is a Jackson Citizen Patriot editorial for Dec. 18: From how it looks and the descriptions of those who have felt its sting, we never would want to be shot with a Taser. Then again, the ...

PHOENIX — The City of Phoenix will discuss approving a $22 million upgrade for Tasers at the Phoenix Police Department. The Public Safety and Justice Subcommittee for the city is expected to recommend ...