Police Batons News & Articles

By PoliceOne Staff STOCKTON, Calif. — Police used batons to help arrest a man who grabbed for an officer's weapon. Barike Wiltz, 34, was intoxicated and refused to leave a sidewalk bench when ...

By PoliceOne Staff WALNUT, Calif. — A pioneer of scenario-based police training products died before the holidays, PoliceOne learned Monday.The long life of Trenton, N.J., native Guido J. Tanzini ...

Man was arrested at the Pirates game and charged with four misdemeanors, including public drunkenness and resisting arrest ...

By Ken Kusmer Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS — The city's police chief called Thursday for the firing of a white officer who he said repeatedly struck a 15-year-old biracial boy in the face during ...

PoliceOne is focusing on news, products and information about Police Less Lethal force options, such as TASERs, sprays and aerosols, batons and projectiles for the month of December 2009. ...

Batons are more important than most officers give them credit for. The baton is the only tool on an officer’s duty belt that provides less lethal to lethal force options, without hesitating or having ...

The past 20 years has provided a number of changes and additions in use-of-force options for law enforcement personnel. Most of the changes and additions are because of departments wisely seeking alternatives for use-of-force options in a litigious society. But some of it may be a result of “dumbing down” personnel and a heavy reliance on the tools, not the hands. ...

Chemical munitions are less lethal tools used that can be used to engage dangerous and/or destructive crowds. Contrary to popular belief, they are not "first strike" public order options, but appropriate for use only after properly trained officers have tried less intrusive methods-and found them ineffective.

Here, I offer an overview of chemical munitions and deployment considerations in terms of the role they play in public order gas plans. ...

By The Associated PressNEW ORLEANS, La. — After violent clashes with police at City Hall, protesters vowed that the fight over a plan to demolish 218 public housing buildings for the poor was far ...

By Dave Standen Patrolman, Springfield Police Department, MA Visit Strike Tactical Solutions This past May, the City of Lowell, Massachusetts opened its arms to trainers from around the world for the 27th ...

Waterproofing is designed to ensure that the officers assigned to water conditioned areas can survive and work safely in waterborne environments. Here is a list of optimal duty gear to be worn in waterborne ...

By Bob Willis Click here to subscribe to Law Officer Magazine At a recent national conference of law enforcement instructors, the topic of baton use surfaced at one of the presentations. The instructor ...

Introducing the Rapid Rotation Baton (RRB) The 21st century has ushered in a new phase of non-lethal technology. As the law enforcement industry responds to public sentiment, there is renewed interest ...