New patent makes one think, 'Holy less lethal, Batman!' 12
Would you strap onto your forearm a single device — which has an array of triggers, each controlling a different kind of less lethal weapon option — allowing you to “choose from a menu less lethal options” including OC spray, beanbag-type munitions, a ‘blinding dazzler’ of directed light, and a tunable, modulated ECD? ...
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McDonald's nabs robbers by spraying them with DNA 12
By PoliceOne Staff SYDNEY, Australia — McDonald's locations in Australia are spraying invisible DNA at suspected robbers to heighten security. A police officer and a chemist in the UK developed ...
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Lawsuit filed for use of tear gas in Pa.12
By Jennifer Reeger Tribune-ReviewGREENSBURG, Pa. — A Derry woman has filed a federal lawsuit against the borough and its police chief in federal court, claiming that her constitutional rights were ...
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Video: 3 officers injured at Ohio St. street party7
By PoliceOne StaffCOLUMBUS, Ohio - A street party at Ohio State University got out of control Saturday, forcing officers to deploy pepper spray to disperse partiers who were blocking a street near campus. ...
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Strong- or weak-side O.C.?1
By PoliceOne StaffA Street Survival Newsline reader posed the following question:"There is a mixed opinion in my department on which hand O.C. should be used with. Many say it should be worn on the ...
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December 2009 Product Roundup: Less Lethal
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. ...
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Fla. cops have a new weapon to fight germs3
By Gary Taylor Orlando SentinelSANFORD, Fla. — The latest weapon carried by Sanford police officers doesn't fire bullets and wouldn't do much damage if they hit you with it.But the device they now ...
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Pa. police pepper spray exercise goes awry 26
By Rob Wheary and Mallory Szymanski News-ItemMOUNT CARMEL TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Sandra Pelus was sitting on a marble bench in her Diamondtown backyard Monday night when, out of nowhere, she started itching ...
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How to buy chemical aerosols
When chemical aerosols first entered the market there were, and in some cases there still is, some confusion on what exactly these chemical aerosols do compared to what they are expected to do, but ever ...
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NC inmate alleges abuse with pepper spray
Officials investigating claims that the man's face, naked body and bed were soaked with stinging liquid. By Ames Alexander The Charlotte Observer, N.C. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — State prison officials are ...
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Grand jury gets police pepper spray case
By Tanya Eiserer The Dallas Morning NewsDALLAS — Dallas police have placed on administrative leave two officers involved in an August incident in which a man was taken to West Dallas, doused with ...
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Domestic standoff ends with CS gas
By Jim Balloch The Knoxville News-SentinelTELLICO PLAINS, Tenn. — A domestic assault call that led to a standoff with police from three agencies early Tuesday morning ended when officers flushed ...
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LAPD revamps tactics for May Day
By Thomas Watkins The Associated PressLOS ANGELES — It was a nightmare for the thousands of immigrants who turned out on May Day to demand better rights but found a phalanx of police officers who ...
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Details emerge in attack on cop at water park
By Andrew Ba Tran The Sun-Sentinel Related: Fla. officer jumped by 75 people at water parkFORT LAUDERDALE — The brawl that erupted between high school students at an Orlando theme park on Sunday ...
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Beware the "one device fits all" policy in use-of-force continuum10
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. ...
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Public order management 101: Chemical munitions
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. ...
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