A retired police sergeant in a New York suburb has been sentenced to six months in prison for repeatedly firing a Taser gun at a man suffering a health crisis. U.S.

The device works by firing two dart-like electrodes which deliver an electric current strong enough to disrupt voluntary ...

“Whistler unholstered his department-issued Taser X26, aimed it at Ms. Lowe’s back and discharged his Taser into her back for a full 5-second cycle.” Lowe fell to the floor.

PELHAM, Ga. (WALB) - The Pelham Police Department (PPD) is now using a new model taser. Throughout this week and next, PPD will be training their officers on how to use these upgraded weapons ...

Australia Australian police officer who used Taser on 95-year-old woman found guilty of manslaughter Kristian James Samuel White faces up to 25 years in prison ...

Hope police already uses the X26 Taser, so CPD saw it fit to transfer what they still had over to another department. The transfer is pending a final move by the Hope Town Board, Norman said.

The taser's common X26 model administers a shock of about 1.9 milliamperes, which is "well below" the 10 milliamps needed to cause a severe electric shock.

A Taser's effectiveness ultimately depends on where its probes land on a body, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said on Thursday (Apr 21) in response to queries from CNA.

That’s out of more than 11,000 use of force reports filed in the state so far in 2021. Statistics on Taser use in 2020, the only other year recorded, are incomplete. The state data show: ...