The protest was set to coincide with a Board of Supervisors vote on whether to expand an existing pilot program that ...

A court heard Kyle McGrath intended to shock himself on social media with the weapon, which he bought on the internet.

Police may have new reason to pause before using a stun gun to subdue a suspect after an appeals court ruled an officer in San Diego County can be sued for shooting an unarmed man with a Taser during ...

Deputies with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office are reporting minimal Taser usage in jails — arguing they’ve helped ...

FAIRHAVEN, Mass. (WPRI) — A Fairhaven man was taken into custody over the weekend after an episode in which police said he destroyed his apartment. Neighbors called police after hearing loud noises ...

The department, which was criticized for using stun guns 70 times in fiscal year 2006-2007, ended up setting a higher bar for when officers can use stun guns. Officers were also told to avoid aiming ...

HARTFORD, Conn. — Officers last year fired stun guns at blacks and Hispanics at a higher rate than at white suspects, and warned but didn’t fire at white suspects at a higher rate than they did blacks ...

EUGENE, Ore. — Police Chief Pete Kerns said a Eugene police officer was justified in using a Taser stun gun on a non-English speaking Chinese student, a finding immediately questioned by the city ...

The officer had an immediate explanation after shooting an unarmed black man during a traffic stop in South Carolina: He said he fired in self-defense after a struggle over his stun gun. But his ...

JEROME • Sheriff’s deputies used a spike strip to stop a chase and a police officer used a stun gun on a man who led police on a chase late Tuesday. Gary Allen Jordan, 34, of Jerome is being held in ...

According to photos captured by the Chronicle, agents used a "Low Roll Distraction Device" created by Defense Technology, a ...