Taser News

Miami Beach - An up-and-coming 18-year-old graffiti artist has died after being Tasered by Miami Beach police for running away from officers.

Vancouver - RCMP Const. Bill Bentley is the first of four RCMP officers to be tried for perjury for alleged false testimony made to an inquiry examining the death of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski in 2007.

London - London’s Metropolitan Police have confirmed that a man was disabled with a taser outside the Queen’s residence, Buckingham Palace, in London. The man is reported to have broken through a cordon and held a knife to his throat.

Bridgeport - Three Bridgeport, Connecticut police officers have been placed on administrative leave after the release of a video showing them brutally kicking and stomping a chase suspect after immobilizing him with a stun gun.

Kendal - A body builder struggled with police as they tried to arrest him. They claim to have feared for their lives, and so they used a Taser gun on him four times.

Nashua - New Hampshire police used a stun gun on a Chinese woman who does not speak English after she was told to leave an Apple Store for trying to buy too many iPhones.

Santa Fe - A lawsuit has been filed against Police officer Christopher Webb and the New Mexico Department of Public Safety on behalf of a ten-year-old boy who alleges the officer used a Taser on him.

Cleburne - Ricky Jones, a 19-year-old diabetic patient, was involved in a traffic accident in the city of Cleburne in April this year, after going into hypoglycemic shock when his blood sugar dropped dangerously low.

Wake Forest - A new US study has found that teenagers who are Tasered, don't appear to be at any higher risk of injury than adults. Researchers examined data from "real life" altercations between youth and police.

Los Angeles - Police have arrested a man, allegedly carrying a pair of scissors, who had snuck onto the property of the Los Angeles area home of singer Miley Cyrus.