Taser

• Lindsay police officer ‘legally justified’ to use Taser in arrest, SIU finds

  The SIU say two City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service officers responded to a domestic incident and encountered a man who refused to comply with a demand after pushing an officer.

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  Jul 5
  
• Plans for Taser-equipped drone halted as 9 on ethics board resign

  Nine out of 12 members of Axon's ethics board resigned on Monday after the Taser producer announced plans to develop weaponized drones to combat school shootings.

  Tech

  Jun 6
  
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• Taser-equipped drones in the works to stop school shootings — despite ethics concerns

  Axon, the maker of Taser brand stun guns, announced a new project to equip drones with Tasers, drawing immediate rebuke from the company's own ethics board.

  Tech

  Jun 3
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• Peterborough police officer deploys stun gun on theft suspect resisting arrest

  Police say a theft suspect failed to comply with police commands, resulting in a conducted energy weapon being deployed to arrest him.

  Crime

  May 16
• Taser used following report of possible handgun: Kelowna RCMP

  Police say a man was arrested on Saturday morning after a witness saw what was thought to be a gun fall from the suspect’s waistband.

  Crime

  Apr 23
• Man with knife assaults 1, runs at officers in SoHo neighbourhood, London, Ont. police say

  Officers responded to the Simcoe and Burwell area after receiving a call that a man with a knife had approached two people, assaulting and threatening one of them.

  Crime

  Apr 7
• SIU investigating officer tied to firing of anti-riot weapon in Brantford

  Police say the incident happened at a residence on Victoria Street.

  Crime

  Mar 7
• Regina police deploy conducted energy weapon during New Year’s Day arrest

  Regina Police Service deployed a CEW to arrest a Regina man who faces charges including possession of a weapon for a purpose dangerous to public peace.

  Crime

  Jan 4
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• Winnipeg man seriously assaulted by roommate: police

  A man was rushed to hospital in critical condition and a man police say was his roommate is facing charges of aggravated assault after a fight in their St. John's apartment.

  Crime

  Jan 1
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• Saskatoon police use taser during domestic disturbance

  Officers were called to a home at Luther Place for a family disturbance.

  Crime

  Dec 19, 2021