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95-Year-Old Great Grandmother Dies After Being Tasered by Police

May 24, 2023
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The Australian officer who tasered 95-year-old Clare Nowland could have his charges upgraded after she died from her injuries on the evening of May 24. New South Wales (NSW) Constable Kristian White, 33, was charged with three offences hours before Nowland’s passing at Cooma Hospital located in the regions. White was suspended with pay after…

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LAPD Considering Adding ‘Stoppage’ to Tasers After Keenan Anderson’s Death

January 25, 2023
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Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is looking into options for altering its tasers to limit the number of times an officer could fire to gain compliance from a suspect—after a man died hours after an officer tased him six times in 42 seconds following a traffic incident earlier this month. LAPD Chief Michel Moore said…

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Man Dies After Entering River Thames When Police Tried to Detain Him

June 5, 2022
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A man who ended up in London’s River Thames after police fired a stun gun in a bid to detain him on Saturday has died in hospital, according to the Metropolitan Police. The family of the man, who was believed to be in his early 40s, has been notified, the Met said. The Met said it…

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Bodycam Video Shows Police Shootout With Armed Man Inside Ohio Hospital

April 15, 2021
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The police department in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday released body camera footage after a 27-year-old man was shot and killed during a shootout inside a hospital on Tuesday. According to a news release from the department, shows Columbus and Westerville officers attempting to search Miles Jackson in a hospital room at Mount Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital…

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Police Chief Promises More Tasers for Frontline After Officer Almost Killed in Attack

February 3, 2021
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A UK regional police chief has promised Tasers for all his frontline police after one of his officers was attacked on duty and narrowly escaped with his life. Nick Adderley, the chief constable of Northamptonshire police, made the pledge on Monday after the officer was saved from being strangled to death when a colleague deployed…

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