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The number of times police have used Tasers in Devon and Cornwall has nearly doubled over a two-year period. Figures obtained by the BBC through the Freedom of Information Act show the stun guns ...
Devon and Cornwall Police have concluded their investigation into the former Cabinet member who breached Cornwall Council's ...
The proposals are partly in response to cuts in the number of police officers in Devon and Cornwall, but are not linked to the terrorist threat Doubling the number of officers carrying Tasers will ...
The average current a Taser emits is 0.0021 amps, less than the electrical current from a Christmas tree light bulb. You can see a Taser being used by Devon and Cornwall Police at the top of the page.
Devon and Cornwall police is increasing the use of Taser guns across the force. Until now the weapons have mainly been used by firearms officers but over the next three years 700 extra officers will ...
The use of the Taser by police has sparked electrifying debate over the last 20 years in the West Country. plymouthherald Load mobile navigation. News. ... Devon and Cornwall Police.
Devon and Cornwall police are set to train almost all uniformed officers in the use of its new Taser. The force has revealed a plan to arm 1,200 officers, some 85 per cent of the total number.
Anton Calvert, from Devon and Cornwall Police, ... Anton Calvert was spared jail after also being caught with a can of police-issue Pava spray and a Taser at his home in Brixham, Devon, ...
Devon and Cornwall police allegedly protected officers accused of rape, assault and psychological torment - and 'even promoted abusers into roles to tackle violence against women' ...
Between January 2011 and October 2015, Tasers were drawn in 1,250 incidents but only fired on 306 occasions, amounting to 0.02% of all attended situations, according to Devon and Cornwall Police ...
Under-18’s and the elderly among those who have felt the shock of a police Taser in Devon and Cornwall. The weapon fires two small dart-like electrodes which lodge in the target's body ...