It was a routine so familiar to Stephen he could do it on autopilot: check the shed was locked, the gates were shut, and the sprinklers were running before leaving the farm for the day. This night was ...

The percentage of local police departments that authorize their officers to use Tasers or stun guns has sharply increased over the last decade, according to a new Bureau of Justice Statistics report.

DENVER — The Denver Police Department is proposing a change to its use of force policy, specifically when officers can use Tasers. It's a move that is drawing sharp criticism from the city’s police ...

The rate of London Police Service officers using force stayed steady last year when compared to 2024, while data shows officers are increasingly relying on Tasers to de-escalate situations.

An 87-year-old grandmother using a knife to cut dandelions in the woods near her rural Georgia home last week was taken down by a police Taser and arrested, according a police report. Martha ...

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Police officers in Scotland are set to be armed with a new type of 'super Taser' -despite official warnings they pose an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A screen grab from an Austin Police body camera shows a deployed Taser at 32-year-old Josh Trimble as he lay on the ground in ...

Palm Beach Police are planning a technological upgrade — thanks in part to a hefty donation from the Palm Beach Police & Fire Foundation — that includes new stun guns with longer range and more ...