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Man Dies After Being Tasered
A man who was being investigated by an undercover narcotics task force died yesterday after he was Tasered during a struggle with officers. Officials with the Washtenaw County Sheriffs Department tell...
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Man Dies After Being Tasered
Authorities in Washtenaw County say the target of a drug raid died after deputies used a stun gun to subdue him. Sheriff’s spokesman Derrick Jackson said today that state police are investigating the...
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Jailtime For Dad Who Used Daughter As Shield
A judge in Mount Clemens has sentenced a father to a year in jail and parenting classes after he used his 2-year-old daughter as a shield during a confrontation with a Taser-wielding police officer....
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Waterford Police Tase, Shoot Sword-Wielding Man
WATERFORD (WWJ) - A 25-year-old man is hospitalized in serious condition after Waterford Township Police officers tased and shot him as he allegedly tried to attack them with a two-foot long sword....
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Police Use Taser To Prevent Suicidal Man From Taking Life
FERNDALE (WWJ) - Police in Ferndale were able to use a Taser to prevent a suicidal man from taking his life. Around 2 a.m. Tuesday, Ferndale officers were dispatched to a report of an armed suicidal...
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Stun Gun Used In Arrest Of Man Who Died In Jail
MOUNT PLEASANT (AP) - Police say a 36-year-old New Jersey man who was found dead in a mid-Michigan jail cell over the weekend had been subdued by officers using a stun gun during his arrest. Michigan...
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Police: No Wrongdoing By Officials In Jail Death
MOUNT PLEASANT (WWJ/AP) - Michigan State Police say they’ve found no criminal wrongdoing on behalf of authorities in the death of a 35-year-old man in a mid-Michigan jail cell. The Morning Sun of Mount...
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2 Die After Separate Confrontations With Police
SAGINAW (WWJ/AP) – Michigan State Police are handling investigations into the deaths of two men following separate confrontations on the same day involving Saginaw police. In the first incident, a man...
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Bills To Legalize Tasers Get One Step Closer To Becoming Law
LANSING (WWJ) - The Michigan House has passed a series of bills allowing people with a concealed pistol license to carry a Taser for personal protection. The legislation would allow licensed citizens...
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Person Tasered In Shelby District Court
SHELBY TWP. (WWJ) Callers are reporting an unusual incident inside the Shelby Township courthouse Tuesday afternoon, saying an altercation inside the building resulted in at least three people being...
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Retired Detroit Teacher Says She’s A Victim Of Police Brutality
DETROIT (WWJ) - The National Action Network is gearing up for a fight against police brutality in Natchez, Mississippi. Debra Pernell-Simmons, a retired Detroit Public Schools teacher, said she was...
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Traffic Stop Leads To Arrest Of Woman With Taser Disguised As Cell Phone
FERNDALE (WWJ) – Police in Ferndale say a woman stopped for driving with an expired license plate had what looked like a pink colored cell phone in her purse. But it was really a Taser disguised as a...
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69-Year-Old Woman Tasered, Robbed On Walk Home From Detroit Bus Stop
DETROIT (WWJ) – Police are searching for the man who robbed a senior citizen after attacking her with a Taser in northern Detroit. The incident happened around 6:20 a.m. Monday in the area of Savannah...
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Over 100 Naked People Get Shocked By A Taser [VIDEO]
By: Evan Jankens @kingofthekc Have you ever wondered how it feels to get hit by a Taser? I actually have witnessed a few friends getting shocked by a Taser, to test their mettle, but I am not man...
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Police Investigate Possible Bounty Hunter Taser Attack
CANTON TWP. (WWJ/AP) – Canton Township police are investigating whether a bounty hunter tried to shoot a woman with a Taser while taking her husband into custody. Police say they’re investigating...
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Taser Helps Troopers Bring Down Man Who Fled In Stolen SUV
DETROIT (WWJ) – It took the power of a Taser, but a man is now in custody after allegedly trying to flee from Michigan State Police troopers on Detroit’s west side. The situation unfolded around 2:30...
View ArticleDetroit Considering Stun Guns For Police Officers
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – An 11-member board that has some oversight of the Detroit police department is seeking public opinion on arming officers with stun guns. Chief James Craig supports the use of Tasers,...
View ArticleEx-MSP Trooper Charged With Murder Of Teen Had Other Taser Misconduct
By Ed White, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Michigan State Police tried but failed to suspend a trooper for his use of a stun gun months before he fired a Taser at a teenager who crashed an...
View ArticleSchool Security Officer Arrested For Using Stun Gun On Student
NORMANDY, MO (CBS Local) – A Missouri school security officer has been arrested after allegedly using a stun gun on a 14-year-old student. According to reports, the head of school security at Normandy...
View ArticleTrial Opens In Michigan Trooper’s Fatal Use Of Taser
DETROIT (AP) — A prosecutor has told jurors that a Michigan state trooper used unreasonable force when he fired a Taser at a Detroit teenager who then crashed an all-terrain vehicle and died. Trial...
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