Texas Senate Republicans and one Democrat approved the nomination of a formerly indicted Austin officer to a watchdog agency.
One 75-year-old man had to have his leg amputated after being shot with a bean bag round following an argument with a guard.
Corrections Department spokesperson Brittany Roembach declined to provide the department’s exact policy regarding use of force or less lethal munitions. “These policies are confidential due to ...
Santa Fe County jail has not received any tort claims or paid any settlements in cases involving injuries caused by less-lethal munitions in the 2024-25 fiscal year, according to spokesperson Olivia ...
The term “less lethal” refers to weapons and ballistics ... However, these devices and munitions are still capable of killing in certain circumstances and of causing serious and costly ...
500 rounds of 40mm impact munitions, 12 drones, & 9 less-lethal launchers across six University of California campuses. The vote comes months after UC police, state, and local agencies cracked ...
Despite months of daily protests marked by the copious tear gas and rubber bullets, and a court order limiting “less lethal” weapons, Portland police haven’t had a training on the weapons in almost a ...
It also found that "not all people struck with less lethal munitions during the protests were engaging in criminal behavior." Protesters reported being struck in the face and head and sustaining ...
According to the City of Eugene at 8:20 p.m. the suspect, 33 year-old David Andrew Everett Abare was taken into custody after the use of a EPD K9 unit and “less-lethal munitions.” Abare was ...