Teenage girl 'Tasered'' after Colne stand-off
28/06 18:10(Burnley Citizen)
A TEENAGE girl had to be Tasered as police brought an end to a tense 90-minute stand-off in the centre of Colne. Police were alerted to the Albert Road area just after...
...kitchen knife, which she was asked to put down. As she refused, a Taser was used on her and she was then arrested. She continued to shout abuse as...
Police use Taser on man with knife
28/06 10:00(Seacoast Online (AP))
Thousands of festival visitors witness...
...Police use Taser on man with knife Thousands of festival visitors witness incident SOUTH BERWICK, Maine A 25-year-old suicidal man held a knife...
Police use Taser on man with knife during Strawberry Festival
27/06 23:06(Seacoast Online (AP))
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine A 25-year-old suicidal man held a knife to his throat Saturday afternoon on Main Street in front of thousands of people gathered for the Strawberry Festival, police...
...Police use Taser on man with knife during Strawberry Festival SOUTH BERWICK, Maine A 25-year-old suicidal man held a knife to his throat Saturday...
Four attacks on police officers every week
26/06 12:56(News & Star)
FOUR attacks were carried out on police officers every week in Cumbria last year. New figures reveal 236 assaults on bobbies were recorded in a force of only 1,260 up on 206 attacks five years...
...when trouble flared. He added the federation welcomed increased training with Taser stun guns. The encouraging thing is our force is looking all...
Man Tasered after threats to kill police is jailed
26/06 06:00(This is Plymouth)
A HONICKNOWLE man Tasered after smashing up a police car and threatening to kill two policemen inside has been jailed at Plymouth Crown Court. The court heard how Dean Pope threw a beer glass at the police car, stabbed the bonnet with a carving knife, battered the car with a length of four-by-two timber and.
...response unit was called, he was felled by a burst from a police Taser after advancing on a Taser-armed policewoman. Pope, who stands barely...
North Yorkshire Police to extend its use of Tasers
24/06 09:48(Darlington and Stockton Times)
A POLICE force is preparing to train extra officers to extend its use of Tasers to control criminals in its rural area. North Yorkshire Police has used the devices for several years with 70 officers trained to use them from the Firearms Support...
...North Yorkshire Police to extend its use of Tasers A POLICE force is preparing to train extra officers to extend its use of Tasers to control...
How Hampshire Constabulary will use it's underspend
24/06 08:52(This is Hampshire)
A BREAKDOWN of where Hampshire Constabulary's underspend will be spent, as the force tries to reach it's budget...
...Attack £141,000 Surveys of public confidence in police £90,000 Taser storage £16,000 Budget consultants £25,000 Assisted airwave radio scheme...
Taser cost to North Wales Police is £40k
23/06 19:59(Daily Post)
ARMING more North Wales cops with Tasers will cost the force almost £40,000 this year, records reveal. And training up the rank and file to use the American-style stun guns will also take each officer off the streets for at least two...
...Taser cost to North Wales Police is £40k ARMING more North Wales cops with Tasers will cost the force almost £40,000 this year, records reveal.
Cost to arm more Cumbrian cops with US-style stun guns is £79k
23/06 10:57(North West Evening Mail)
ARMING more Cumbrian cops with tasers will cost the force almost £80,000 this year, records...
...cops with US-style stun guns is £79k ARMING more Cumbrian cops with tasers will cost the force almost £80,000 this year, records reveal. Training...
More cops to get Tasers
23/06 05:46(Manchester Evening News)
POLICE chiefs are to extend the use of controversial Taser guns in Greater Manchester. The 50,000-volt electric shock weapons have previously only been issued to firearms-trained officers but will now be used by other officers, including those dealing with vehicle...
...More cops to get Tasers POLICE chiefs are to extend the use of controversial Taser guns in Greater Manchester. The 50,000-volt electric shock...