Chief Eddie Garcia said he is focused on giving officers more crime-fighting tools that do not end in deadly force.

A protester was reportedly shot in the eye by a less-lethal round during a demonstration against ICE operations in downtown ...

A 90-day injunction has been granted to stop Dallas police from using crowd control devices on protesters. Civil rights attorneys filed a lawsuit against the City of Dallas on Thursday and asked for ...

OAK CREEK, Wis. (WFRV) — Less-lethal ammunition was used Monday morning to take a suspect into custody after authorities say ...

“Less-lethal equipment is used by police departments as a de-escalation tactic in high-stakes situations to reduce the need for higher levels of force,” Scott Scheffler, UCPD’s captain of the ...

During a city council meeting Tuesday night, police outlined their approach to managing demonstrations while protecting First ...

A serious interaction with law enforcement can have deadly consequences. In 2024, there were 32 fatal incidents of police shootings in Pennsylvania. The first was Jan. 7, when Christopher Lee Shepherd ...

This post was updated Sept. 17 at 8:26 p.m. The UC Board of Regents approved the UCLA police department’s request for less-than-lethal munition launchers and sponge rounds at a Wednesday meeting. The ...

FARGO — A Fargo woman who says her 27-year-old son's eye was shot out with a less-lethal weapon in a struggle with officers in early October said she hopes her city's police department will work to ...

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MADISON, Wis. -- Madison police used what they called "less lethal force" to arrest a man accused of stealing a gun from a vehicle downtown Wednesday night. The theft was reported at around 11:20 p.m.